Jacory Croskey-Merritt for James Cook III (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	James Cook III RB - BUF James Cook III RB - BUF	Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 5	# 37	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at HOU	at PHI	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. RBs perform close to their average vs HOU	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs PHI	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	285.7	135.8	-
Avg Game	16.8	8.0	-
Avg Projection	253.1	143.4	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	30	6	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	James Cook III	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	Add Player

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 05/27	#5	#38	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/27	#5	#37	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 05/26	#5	#34	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/26	#4	#35	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/26	#6	#67	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 05/26	#5	#27	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 05/26	#7	#39	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 05/26	#5	#45	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 05/25	#7	#44	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 05/25	#5	#39	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 05/25	#5	#37	-

Jeff Boggis J. Boggis Fantasy Football Empire Fantasy Football E... 05/25	#8	#37	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#3	#42	-

Joe Pisapia J. Pisapia FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#3	#39	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 05/23	#5	#42	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#4	#37	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/22	#3	#37	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 05/22	#5	#36	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 05/22	#6	#37	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 05/21	#7	#38	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#6	#37	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/21	#5	#32	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 05/21	#5	#37	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 05/21	#10	#47	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#6	#37	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 05/19	#5	#39	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 05/25	#12	#55	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#5	#36	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 05/17	#5	#37	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#5	#37	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/11	#6	#39	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#5	#36	-

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/11	#5	#36	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 05/11	#6	#36	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#5	#37	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 05/08	#5	#49	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 05/08	#4	#37	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/06	#5	#39	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 05/04	#8	#36	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 05/04	#4	#42	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 05/02	#5	#36	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 04/29	#5	#39	-

Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ... Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal 05/20	#5	#33	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#4	#32	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#7	#35	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#5	#34	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#4	#41	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/15	#5	#37	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 04/12	#5	#35	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/06	#5	#37	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 04/02	#8	#44	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#5	#37	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/23	#6	#36	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/15	#7	#40	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#6	#35	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 02/08	#6	#35	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#9	#32	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 01/07	#6	#36	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#6	#36	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	James Cook III RB - BUF James Cook III RB - BUF	Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS
2026 Schedule
Week 1	at HOU	at PHI
Week 2	vs. DET	at DAL
Week 3	vs. LAC	vs. SEA
Week 4	vs. NE	vs. IND
Week 5	at LAR	vs. NYG
Week 6	at LV	at SF
Week 7	BYE WEEK	BYE WEEK
Week 8	vs. BAL	vs. PHI
Week 9	at MIN	vs. LAR
Week 10	at NYJ	at NYG
Week 11	vs. MIA	vs. CIN
Week 12	vs. KC	at ARI
Week 13	at NE	at TEN
Week 14	at GB	vs. HOU
Week 15	vs. CHI	vs. ATL
Week 16	at DEN	at MIN
Week 17	at MIA	at JAC
Week 18	vs. NYJ	vs. DAL

Player Projections Comparison
	James Cook III RB - BUF James Cook III RB - BUF	Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS
Rushing

Rush Attempts	293.5	187.6
Rush Yards	1,417.0	853.0
Rush TDs	10.0	7.7

Receiving

Receptions	34.0	11.3
Rec Yards	285.0	81.0
Rec TDs	1.8	0.2

Points

Fantasy Points	253.1	143.4

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	James Cook III RB - BUF James Cook III RB - BUF	Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS
2025 Points
Week 1	18.7	14.2
Week 2	26.0	1.7
Week 3	19.3	9.6
Week 4	21.0	6.7
Week 5	4.9	26.0
Week 6	8.7	5.3
Week 7	‐	3.7
Week 8	33.6	2.5
Week 9	13.0	4.6
Week 10	8.2	3.0
Week 11	18.9	3.8
Week 12	20.4	‐
Week 13	17.2	2.0
Week 14	10.1	3.2
Week 15	30.1	15.6
Week 16	25.9	8.5
Week 17	8.2	22.5
Week 18	1.5	2.9
Total	285.7	135.8
Average	16.8	8.0

Player Targets Comparison
	James Cook III RB - BUF James Cook III RB - BUF	Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS
2025 Targets
Week 1	5	1
Week 2	1	1
Week 3	3	1
Week 4	4	2
Week 5	1	2
Week 6	0	1
Week 7	‐	2
Week 8	0	1
Week 9	1	1
Week 10	5	0
Week 11	3	1
Week 12	3	‐
Week 13	3	0
Week 14	2	0
Week 15	3	0
Week 16	2	0
Week 17	4	0
Week 18	0	0

Notes for Player Combination
	James Cook III RB - BUF James Cook III RB - BUF	Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Well, so much for all of the regression talk about James Cook last year. Cook crushed all of the haters, improving his stock as the RB6 in fantasy points per game. He led the NFL in rushing yards (1,621) while finishing third in rushing attempts and sixth in rushing touchdowns (tied). Cook had 14 total touchdowns compared to the 18 that he spiked in the previous season. Cook remained extremely efficient as a rusher, ranking 15th in explosive run rate and 11th in yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). His passing game usage was nearly identical to the previous season, with 40 targets (38 targets in 2024) and 8.8 yards per reception (8.1 in 2024). We can quibble about where Cook sits in the RB1 rankings in 2026, but he remains a rock-solid RB1 in one of the best offenses in the NFL.	Last year, Jacory Croskey-Merritt had an up-and-down season as the RB41 in fantasy points per game. Washington didn't trust him as a passing game option, and he was in and out of the starting lineup as the team also leaned on other backs like Chris Rodriguez. In 2025, Croskey-Merritt had four top 24 finishes in weekly scoring while also popping in rushing efficiency metrics. Among 49 qualifying backs, he ranked 26th in explosive run rate, 19th in yards after contact per attempt, seventh in yards per carry on zone runs, and ninth in one rushing success rate (per Fantasy Points Data). Croskey-Merritt is only a dice roll this season as he'll be competing with Rachaad White, Kaytron Allen, and Jerome Ford for the starting job and work in 2026.
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	James Cook led the NFL in rushing yards in 2025 (1,621). He finished as the RB6 in PPG and RB6 in total points scored. At 26 years old, the Bills RB is in his Uber Prime. He is improving every single season. And he has yet to be fully unlocked as a receiver despite being heavily touted as a pass-catcher coming out of Georgia. If Cook gets unleashed on all three downs under a new HC, he could flirt with an RB1 overall status as the engine to the Bills' offense. The 200-pound back has a 44-catch and 445 receiving yards season on his resume, which only Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Christian McCaffery, and De'Von Achane hit last season with 1,000 rushing yards to boot.