Pete Overzet paired Josh Allen with James Cook and pushed back on the notion that the duo is negatively correlated. The Bills finished top-five in offensive TDs last year while Allen and Cook combined for 26 total scores, showing both can hit simultaneously in a single game when Buffalo gets into shoot-outs. Overzet reminded viewers that Week 17 brings a Bills–Eagles dome matchup, the same environment that produced Allen’s 425-yard, 4-TD explosion against the Rams in 2023. He projects Buffalo to lean on Allen’s designed runs inside the 10 but still give Cook 55-plus receptions and eight-to-ten rushing TDs. If both players reach double-digit scores again, the stack offers a unique ceiling without requiring expensive pass-catcher pieces now that Keon Coleman and Khalil Shakir go outside the top 100.

Billy Jones recommended using James Cook as a leverage bring-back when stacking Jalen Hurts with A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Most drafters pair the Bills passing pieces with Josh Allen, so flipping to Cook creates a construction that "almost no one will have." Jones emphasized Cook’s 15 % target share over the final six weeks of 2023 and his 5.1 yards per touch, pointing out that those numbers give him direct correlation to a potential shootout without duplicating the chalky Buffalo receivers. He also mentioned the contract-extension chatter that could briefly depress Cook’s ADP if a holdout rumor surfaces, making it even easier to slide him into Eagle-heavy builds.