Matt Harmon on James Cook

VideoOne Last August DraftSeptember 1, 2026

From the video

I thought James Cook over Jonathan Taylor was an interesting pick... so much of his production over the last couple of years has been predated off of touchdowns. And Jonathan Taylor, remember when they had Daniel Jones? Jonathan Taylor was on pace to do, you know, 2,000 plus scrimmage yards.

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STACKED’s take

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Cook overvalued vs. Taylor; too TD-dependent, lacks upside

James Cook was picked at 1.6 ahead of Jonathan Taylor, which Matt Harmon notes as "an interesting pick." While Cook is "great," Harmon believes Jonathan Taylor has "significantly higher upside" because much of Cook's recent production has been touchdown-dependent, whereas Taylor was on pace for 2,000+ scrimmage yards when the Colts had better quarterback play (Daniel Jones era).