Vol. I · No. 7 October 14, 2026 Gridiron
The Ledger
The Ledger, Week 5: Buy, Sell, Hold, The Wire
The Ledger
The Ledger, Week 4: Buy, Sell, Hold, The Wire
The Ledger
The Ledger, Week 3: Buy, Sell, Hold, The Wire
The Weekly Rank™
Rest-of-season rankings, with the movement shown
MonThe Receiptswhat last week's board got right
TueThe Moversnew rankings, 7am ET
WedSignalswhere the metrics disagree
ThuOne Flaga film note on one player
PlayerRunning back · BUFUpdated October 14, 2026
Player · RB · BUF

James Cook

25 for 111 and two scores Monday night, 68% of the carries in a game Buffalo threw 19 times; 58% → 73% → 60% → 68%. The model has him 5th. I'm holding at 10 only because of who the backs above him are.

Bell cowPass-down role Tier 1 · GOATs Risk · Low
#10Board rank
#5Model rank
RB4Position
7ADP
20.1Proj. PPG
+10.1Over replacement
-3vs. market
17Games projected
Rank, Every Edition #5#5#9#8#8#10#10PREWK 1WK 2WK 3WK 4WK 5WK 6
DateEditionModelBoardChgThe note that week
Sep 4Preseason75—Workhorse in a top-5 scoring offense; ahead of Hampton
Sep 9Week 175—Workhorse in a top-5 scoring offense; safe with upside.
Sep 16Week 269▼ 4Workhorse in a top-5 scoring offense; safe with upside.
Sep 23Week 378▲ 1Workhorse in a top-5 scoring offense; safe with upside.
Oct 1Week 478—Workhorse in a top-5 scoring offense; safe with upside.
Oct 7Week 51310▼ 212 for 75 and a score in a 29-26 loss; 58% → 73% → 60% of the carries in a game Buffalo threw 33 times. Holding; down two on the risers above him.
Oct 14Week 6510—25 for 111 and two scores Monday night, 68% of the carries in a game Buffalo threw 19 times; 58% → 73% → 60% → 68%. The model has him 5th. I'm holding at 10 only because of who the backs above him are.
Every edition stays. Nothing here is edited after it publishes; the change column is computed from the prior file.
The Projected Line

Share × team total × games. The share is the judgment; the total is the ceiling.

297Carries
1496Rush yds
17.5Rush TD
64Targets
469Rec yds
2.5Rec TD