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The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast on James Cook

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I think Cook, if I were like straight up to take one of them in a full PPR format, I'm leaning Cook more than JT... there's that room for growth with James Cook within his profile... if he does see that like 12, 13, maybe 14% target, like there's that room for growth.
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Zachariason prefers Cook over JT for target share growth upside in PPR best ball.

JJ Zachariason prefers James Cook over Jonathan Taylor in full PPR best ball, citing Cook's potential for target share growth (12-13-14% range) that aligns with his pre-draft profile as a pass-catcher, versus JT's capped 11% target ceiling. Cook's better offensive environment and historical pass-catching upside make him the preferred pick despite similar ground-work volume to JT.

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