James CookorPuka Nacua?
Week 8 start/sit decision, running back or wide receiver.
Our call
Lean Puka Nacua
Puka Nacua outscores James Cook in 52% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: James Cook comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Puka Nacua, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Puka Nacua projects 0.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. The matchups don't separate them: Puka Nacua faces the Los Angeles Chargers (9% fewer than average to WRs), James Cook faces the Baltimore Ravens (6% fewer than average to RBs). Scoring matters here: in PPR leagues, Puka Nacua wins 61%; in Standard leagues, James Cook is the pick at 59%.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 7.4
- Median
- 15.9
- Ceiling
- 28.8
- Big game (20+):
- 32%
- Dud (under 6):
- 6%
- Floor
- 7.5
- Median
- 16.0
- Ceiling
- 29.3
- Big game (20+):
- 33%
- Dud (under 6):
- 6%
Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.
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| Stat | James CookRB, BUF, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET | Puka NacuaWR, LAR, Sun, Nov 1, 4:05 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 17.5 | 17.8 |
| PPR projection | 18.3 | 21.9 |
| Standard projection | 16.6 | 13.8 |
| Rank this week | RB2 | WR3 |
| Matchup | vs BAL | vs LAC |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 18.1 | 18.2 |
| Last season per game | 16.8 | 19.4 |
| Snap share, last game | 66% | 85% |
| Trade value | 67 | 69 |