The Buffalo Bills enter the 2025 season with largely the same collection of offensive stars they fielded in 2025, with minor alterations. One of those returning stars is running back James Cook. The Pro Bowl back is coming off a year in which he led the NFL in rushing scores with 16. Because of that, he earned a spot in a top 10 running backs list put together by Jeremy Fowler by polling NFL executives, coaches, and scouts.
“Cook entered the top 10 after a 16-touchdown season in 2024, vaulting from honorable mention to No. 8 and pushing Taylor for the seventh spot,” Fowler writes. “He’s now tied with O.J. Simpson (1975) for the most rushing touchdowns in a single season in Bills history. Cook’s 3.1 yards per rush before contact was the fifth-highest mark of any qualifying back.”
Fowler adds that one AFC executive called Cook a “perfect” player for the Bills’ offense.
“He’s perfect for that offense, with a quarterback that spreads things out,” The executive told Fowler. “He’s good in the passing game, catches the ball really well, good in open space. Not sure he’s elite yet, but he’s really, really good.”
We’ll see if Cook and the Bills come to an agreement on a long-term deal before the 2026 offseason, where he will be a free agent.
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