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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Georgia
James Cook
RB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
James Cook leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 65.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Georgia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
James Cook built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Georgia. The clearest part of James Cook's career was his backfield work: 1,503 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Georgia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 63
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
James Cook, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Georgia. James Cook leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 65.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,233
- Rushing yards
- 1,503
- Receiving yards
- 730
- Touchdowns
- 20
Quick Answers
James Cook quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,233
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Georgia
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Northwestern · Georgia
- High school pipeline
- Olympia · 24 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 2 · Pick 31 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,012 scrimmage yards · RB 68th (top 10%) · SEC 15th (top 6%) · National 111th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia | 10 | 373 | 284 | 89 | 2 | 45.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Georgia | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia | 13 | 308 | 176 | 132 | 2 | 33.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia | 8 | 528 | 303 | 225 | 5 | 55.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Georgia | 15 | 236 | 109 | 127 | 1 | 70.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia | 15 | 776 | 619 | 157 | 10 | 70.8 |
Related Context
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James Cook played RB for Georgia. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Cook recorded 1,503 rushing yards, 730 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Georgia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Georgia paired 1,012 primary output with 65.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 65.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Georgia
Games
15
Scrimmage Yards / G
67.5
Efficiency
65.5
Usage
17.5
Consistency
67.6
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 92. Michigan: 144. Clemson: 26. UAB: 18. South Carolina: 71. Vanderbilt: 35. Arkansas: 87. Auburn: 45. Kentucky: 70. Florida: 58. Missouri: 41. Tennessee: 147. Charleston Southern: 75. Georgia Tech: 37. Alabama: 66
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 8 by 97.9. Michigan: 10 by 83.3. Clemson: 9 by 35.8. UAB: 5 by 37.5. South Carolina: 8 by 87. Vanderbilt: 8 by 45.6. Arkansas: 12 by 75.5. Auburn: 9 by 52.1. Kentucky: 7 by 91.7. Florida: 12 by 48.9. Missouri: 9 by 47.5. Tennessee: 13 by 97.1. Charleston Southern: 7 by 94.6. Georgia Tech: 8 by 48.2. Alabama: 15 by 39.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins67.6 · Games = 14 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses66 · Games = 1 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
97.9 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/11 | @ Alabama | W 33-18 | 6 | 77 | 12.80 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11.5 |
| Sat 1/1 | @ Michigan | W 34-11 | 6 | 32 | 5.30 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 14.4 |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Alabama | L 24-41 | 11 | 38 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 4.4 |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Georgia Tech | W 45-0 | 8 | 37 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Charleston Southern | W 56-7 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10.7 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Tennessee100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 41-17 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 11.3 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Missouri | W 43-6 | 9 | 41 | 4.60 | 1 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Florida | W 34-7 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Kentucky | W 30-13 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Auburn | W 34-10 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Arkansas | W 37-0 | 12 | 87 | 7.30 | 0 | — | — | 7.3 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Vanderbilt | W 62-0 | 8 | 35 | 4.40 | 0 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs South Carolina2+ TD | W 40-13 | 4 | 51 | 12.80 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 8.9 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs UAB | W 56-7 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 1 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Clemson | W 10-3 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2.9 |
Player Story
James Cook story
James Cook built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Georgia. The clearest part of James Cook's career was his backfield work: 1,503 rushing yards, 230 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 730 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 730 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 91 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Cook's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Georgia
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia | 373 | 61.6 | 8.5 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Georgia | 320 | 51.5 | 6.5 | -53 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia | 320 | 51.5 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia | 528 | 66.5 | 14.6 | 208 |
| 2021 Postseason | Georgia | 1,012 | 65.5 | 17.5 | 484 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia | 1,012 | 65.5 | 17.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tennessee
Week 11 · W 41-17 · Conference game
Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
87 takeover
147 scrimmage yards and 22.4 usage.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 1 · W 34-11 · Postseason
144
Scrimmage Yards
77.5 takeover
Win with 144 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
144 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.
#3
vs Arkansas State
Week 3 · W 55-0
68
Scrimmage Yards
74.8 takeover
Win with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
68 scrimmage yards and 8.5 usage.
#4
@ Kentucky
Week 9 · W 14-3 · Conference game
101
Scrimmage Yards
74.6 takeover
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
101 scrimmage yards and 19.2 usage.
#5
@ Alabama
Week 7 · L 24-41 · Conference game
117
Scrimmage Yards
74.6 takeover
Loss with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
117 scrimmage yards and 18.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Georgia
1,012 primary output · 65.5 efficiency · 17.5 usage
70.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · Georgia
70.8
1,012 primary · 65.5 efficiency · 17.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Georgia
55.7
528 primary · 66.5 efficiency · 14.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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