Don't be surprised if ... James Cook leads RBs in season scoring, Jayden Daniels is top-five QB

Each week successful the NFL is its ain communicative -- afloat of surprises, some affirmative and antagonistic -- and fantasy football managers indispensable determine what to judge and what not to judge moving forward. Perhaps we tin help. If immoderate of these thoughts travel existent ... don't beryllium surprised!

NOTE: All mentions of phantasy points are for PPR formats, unless different noted.

Buffalo Bills RB James Cook rushed for 16 touchdowns past season, but 7 moving backs scored much phantasy points due to the fact that they either accumulated galore much rushing yards oregon played a ample relation successful their team's discourtesy catching passes. Cook did neither. He hardly slid past 1,000 rushing yards and helium caught lone 32 passes. With Cook's TD complaint expected to fall, helium was lone the No. 10 RB successful ESPN ADP, a spot of an overlooked third-round selection.

Don't beryllium amazed if ... Cook leads each RBs successful points this season

Cook enters Week 5 2nd to San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey successful phantasy points, and these players execute their phantasy output successful vastly antithetic ways. McCaffrey's monolithic receiving numbers unsocial would suffice him to beryllium a WR1. Cook averages 3 receptions per game. But helium is earning acold greater measurement than helium has successful past seasons, and (small sample) is scoring touchdowns astatine a higher complaint than past season. He and QB Josh Allen coexist rather nicely.

I selected Cook successful the archetypal circular of this week's ESPN Fantasy unit "October Mock" due to the fact that this each looks legitimate. Cook is averaging 22.8 points and is connected gait for 319 carries, 1,704 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns, on with a career-high 51 receptions. OK, truthful possibly instrumentality the "under" connected these lofty numbers, but this looks similar a solid, durable (sorry, McCaffrey managers) NFL subordinate becoming a superstar successful Year 4. I americium all-in.

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