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

Best season
728
Rushing yards, 2021 (Georgia, 14–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 63
Round 2, 2022 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

104rushing yards, career hightwice; last at Tennessee, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Tennessee, 2021112receiving yards, career highvs. Michigan, 2021

Team titles: National champions, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Georgia412846.9236
2019Georgia311886.1237
2020Georgia453036.7344
2021Georgia1137286.4767
Career2301,5036.51467

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Georgia88911.1024
2019Georgia161328.3019
2020Georgia1622514.1282
2021Georgia2728410.5453
Career6773010.9682

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2018Georgia1340
2019Georgia4570
Career5910

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Georgia4RBFr.
2019Georgia4RBSo.
2020Georgia4RBJr.
2021Georgia4RBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018Georgia510.35––18.08%0.08
2019Georgia480.35––16.85%–
2020Georgia660.3795th (n=212)0.1424.212%0.17
2021Georgia1420.3389th (n=277)0.1647.415%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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.ClemsonW 10–⁠35190470
Sep 11vs.UABW 56–⁠75181–––
Sep 18vs.South CarolinaW 40–⁠1345114201
Sep 25atVanderbiltW 62–⁠08350–––
Oct 2vs.ArkansasW 37–⁠012870–––
Oct 9atAuburnW 34–⁠1073502100
Oct 16vs.KentuckyW 30–⁠1365101191
Oct 30vs.FloridaW 34–⁠7104612120
Nov 6vs.MissouriW 43–⁠69411–––
Nov 13atTennesseeW 41–⁠171010423431
Nov 20vs.Charleston SouthernW 56–⁠765711180
Nov 27atGeorgia TechW 45–⁠08370–––
Dec 4vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠41113804280
Dec 31 ✦vs.MichiganW 34–⁠11632041121
Jan 10 ✦vs.AlabamaW 33–⁠1867702150
2020 Georgia 8 games, 303 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 26atArkansasW 37–⁠1072602100
Oct 3vs.AuburnW 27–⁠65410–––
Oct 17atAlabamaL 24–⁠41516041011
Oct 31atKentuckyW 14–⁠363904620
Nov 7vs.FloridaL 28–⁠4462603170
Nov 21vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠244702−20
Nov 28atSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠1661042–––
Dec 12atMissouriW 49–⁠1464411371
2019 Georgia 13 games, 188 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atVanderbiltW 30–⁠622212130
Sep 7vs.Murray StateW 63–⁠1733002270
Sep 14vs.Arkansas StateW 55–⁠035112170
Sep 21vs.Notre DameW 23–⁠171−40–––
Oct 5atTennesseeW 43–⁠14–––2120
Oct 12vs.South CarolinaL 17–⁠2021003150
Oct 19vs.KentuckyW 21–⁠0–––230
Nov 2vs.FloridaW 24–⁠17160–––
Nov 9vs.MissouriW 27–⁠0670–––
Nov 16atAuburnW 21–⁠14110–––
Nov 30atGeorgia TechW 52–⁠743002340
Dec 7vs.LSUL 10–⁠3752301110
Jan 1 ✦vs.BaylorW 26–⁠143120–––
2018 Georgia 10 games, 284 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Austin PeayW 45–⁠06660270
Sep 8atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠1711380–––
Sep 15vs.Middle TennesseeW 49–⁠75102370
Sep 22atMissouriW 43–⁠29–––1100
Sep 29vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠12140150
Oct 6vs.VanderbiltW 41–⁠137560–––
Oct 27vs.FloridaW 36–⁠17140–––
Nov 17vs.MassachusettsW 66–⁠2737621230
Nov 24vs.Georgia TechW 45–⁠217390–––
Dec 1vs.AlabamaL 28–⁠35–––170

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022
Height5′11″
Weight199 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan76¼″W
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump10′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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2022Buffalo Bills1689507221180
2023Buffalo Bills172371,122244445
2024Buffalo Bills162071,0091632258
2025Buffalo Bills173091,6211233291
2026 (so far)Buffalo Bills4704213624
NFL career709124,680351361,198

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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