James Cook III stats
BillsRunning Back · #4
Bio
- Age
- 26 yearsSep 25, 1999
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- Experience
- 5 years
- Birthplace
- Miami, FL
- Draft
- 2022Rd 2, Pk 63
- College
- Georgia
Bio
- Age
- 26 yearsSep 25, 1999
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- Experience
- 5 years
- Birthplace
- Miami, FL
- Draft
- 2022Rd 2, Pk 63
- College
- Georgia
Stats
Totals
Bills- GP
- 2
- CAR
- 34
- YDS
- 192
- AVG
- 5.6
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 35
- FD
- 10
- FUM
- 1
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 68
- CAR
- 876
- YDS
- 4,451
- AVG
- 5.1
- TD
- 33
- LNG
- 65
- FD
- 203
- FUM
- 12
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- CAR
- 145
- YDS
- 627
- AVG
- 4.3
- TD
- 4
- LNG
- 33
- FD
- 34
- FUM
- 1
Per game
- GP
- 2
- CAR
- 17
- YDS
- 96
- AVG
- 5.6
- TD
- 0.5
- LNG
- 35
- FD
- 5
- FUM
- 0.5
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 68
- CAR
- 12.9
- YDS
- 65.5
- AVG
- 5.1
- TD
- 0.5
- LNG
- 65
- FD
- 3.0
- FUM
- 0.2
Latest performance
James Cook III
Sep 17 · vs DET · W 41-31
- CAR
- 21
- YDS
- 135
- AVG
- 6.4
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 35
- FUM
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
vs LACSun, Sep 27
vs LAC since 2023
- 1
- GP
- 20
- ATT
- 70
- YDS
- 0
- TD
| Date | Opponent | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 17 | vs DETW 41-31 | 21 | 135 | 1 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | at HOUW 36-31 | 13 | 57 | 0 |
| Sat, Jan 17 | at DENL 33-30 OT | 24 | 117 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 11 | at JAXW 27-24 | 15 | 46 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 04 | vs NYJW 35-8 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | vs PHIL 13-12 | 20 | 74 | 0 |
What are James Cook III's career stats?
James Cook III has played 5 seasons for the Bills. He has had 876 carries for 4,451 yards, 134 catches for 1,190 yards and has scored 42 touchdowns. His best season so far is 2025: 1,621 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns and 5.2 yards per carry.
Best single games
- Rushing Yards: 216 @ CAR on Oct 26, 2025, W 40-9
- Rushing Touchdowns: 2 @ DET on Dec 15, 2024, W 48-42
- Receptions: 6 @ NE on Dec 1, 2022, W 24-10
- Receiving Yards: 83 @ KC on Dec 10, 2023, W 20-17
- Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs MIA on Dec 17, 2022, W 32-29
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2022.
League leaderboards and awards
5 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2022 to 2026
James Cook III led the NFL in rushing yards (2025) and rushing touchdowns (2024); finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
All-time career rank
- 122nd in rushing yards (4,451)
- 125th in rushing touchdowns (33)
Among the 2,740 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Rushing Yards: 2023 (4th), 2025 (1st)
- Rushing Touchdowns: 2024 (1st), 2025 (6th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on James Cook III
Playoff games
James Cook III played 9 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 5 won, 4 lost.
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | JAX | W 27-24 | 15 | 46 | 0 |
| 2025 | DEN | L 33-30 OT | 24 | 117 | 0 |
| 2024 | DEN | W 31-7 | 23 | 120 | 1 |
| 2024 |  BAL | W 27-25 | 17 | 67 | 0 |
| 2024 |  KC | L 32-29 | 13 | 85 | 2 |
| 2023 |  PIT | W 31-17 | 18 | 79 | 0 |
| 2023 | KC | L 27-24 | 18 | 61 | 0 |
| 2022 |  MIA | W 34-31 | 12 | 39 | 1 |
| 2022 |  CIN | L 27-10 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
James Cook III against each club
- vs Miami Dolphins (9)
- vs New England Patriots (8)
- vs New York Jets (7)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (6)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (4)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (3)
- vs Denver Broncos (3)
- vs Detroit Lions (3)
- vs Houston Texans (3)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (3)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (3)
- vs Cleveland Browns (2)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (2)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2)
- vs Tennessee Titans (2)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (1)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Chicago Bears (1)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (1)
- vs Green Bay Packers (1)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (1)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs New York Giants (1)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (1)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (1)
- vs Washington Commanders (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to James Cook III among NFL players at the same position.
- J.K. DobbinsDENAlike in Yards per carry, First downs, Rushing Yards90out of 100 on profile similarity
- De'Von AchaneMIAAlike in Rushing Touchdowns, Carries, Rushing Yards81out of 100 on profile similarity
- Aaron Jones Sr.MINAlike in First downs, Carries, Yards per carry80out of 100 on profile similarity
- Alvin KamaraNOAlike in Rushing Touchdowns, First downs, Carries74out of 100 on profile similarity
- Kenneth Walker IIIKCAlike in Rushing Touchdowns, First downs, Rushing Yards74out of 100 on profile similarity
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