Running back, Georgia, 2018–21
James Cook
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
- Born
- Sep 25, 1999
James Cook played running back at Georgia (2018–21). The Buffalo Bills took Cook in round 2, No. 63 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
104rushing yards, career hightwice; last at Tennessee, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Tennessee, 2021112receiving yards, career highvs. Michigan, 2021Team titles: National champions, 2021
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia | 4 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | Georgia | 4 | RB | So. | ||
| 2020 | Georgia | 4 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2021 | Georgia | 4 | RB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 190 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia | 51 | 0.35 | – | – | 18.0 | 8% | 0.08 |
| 2019 | Georgia | 48 | 0.35 | – | – | 16.8 | 5% | – |
| 2020 | Georgia | 66 | 0.37 | 95th (n=212) | 0.14 | 24.2 | 12% | 0.17 |
| 2021 | Georgia | 142 | 0.33 | 89th (n=277) | 0.16 | 47.4 | 15% | 0.32 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2021 Georgia 15 games, 728 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 10–3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 56–7 | 5 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 40–13 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | at | W 62–0 | 8 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 37–0 | 12 | 87 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | W 34–10 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 30–13 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 34–7 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 43–6 | 9 | 41 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at | W 41–17 | 10 | 104 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 56–7 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 45–0 | 8 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 24–41 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 34–11 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 1 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. | W 33–18 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
2020 Georgia 8 games, 303 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at | W 37–10 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 27–6 | 5 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at | L 24–41 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 14–3 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 28–44 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 31–24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 45–16 | 6 | 104 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 12 | at | W 49–14 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
2019 Georgia 13 games, 188 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 30–6 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 63–17 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 55–0 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 23–17 | 1 | −4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 43–14 | – | – | – | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 17–20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 21–0 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 24–17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 27–0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 21–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 52–7 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 10–37 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 26–14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
2018 Georgia 10 games, 284 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 45–0 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at | W 41–17 | 11 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 49–7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 43–29 | – | – | – | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 38–12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 41–13 | 7 | 56 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 36–17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 66–27 | 3 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 45–21 | 7 | 39 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 1 | vs. | L 28–35 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 199 lb |
| Arm length | 30¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 76¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.42 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 70 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2023–25) · First-team All-Pro: 2025 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2025
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2025; Pro Football Writers first team 2025.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 89 | 507 | 2 | 21 | 180 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 237 | 1,122 | 2 | 44 | 445 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 207 | 1,009 | 16 | 32 | 258 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 309 | 1,621 | 12 | 33 | 291 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 70 | 421 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| NFL career | 70 | 912 | 4,680 | 35 | 136 | 1,198 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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