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Video: Top 40 Running Back Rankings & Tiers - Week 16 Fantasy Football
Now, moving over to our A tier, we are going to have James Cook leading us off. Now, in theory, it's a tough matchup going up against the Cleveland Browns rush defense, which was very good at the beginning of the season. They've been much worse as of late. And why I'm going to stand by James Cook is this dude right now is averaging 19 fantasy points per game, 19.5 carries per game. He's averaging two and a half targets per contest. And the Buffalo Bills currently project to be the second highest scoring team in the league and have a spread in this game of 10 and a half points.

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A-tier; 19 PPG, 19.5 carries, 2.5 targets; Bills 2nd-highest scoring team

Cook is ranked A-tier for Week 16. Despite facing the Cleveland Browns' rush defense (which was strong early but has declined), Cook is averaging 19 fantasy points per game, 19.5 carries per game, and 2.5 targets per contest. The Buffalo Bills project to be the second-highest scoring team in the league with a 10.5-point spread, supporting consistent run volume. Per Jonathan Taylor, this volume and offensive environment justify the A-tier ranking.

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