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RB · 2025 season

James Cook vs Josh Jacobs

James Cook led Josh Jacobs in 2025 carries, 309 to 234, and rushing yards, 1,621 to 929. Overall, James Cook led 4 of 7 measured categories.

James Cook (Buffalo, 17 games) against Josh Jacobs (Green Bay, 15 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

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What actually
happened.

James Cook vs Josh Jacobs, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricJames CookJosh Jacobs
Carries309 ✓234
Rushing yards1,621 ✓929
Rushing touchdowns1213 ✓
Targets4044 ✓
Receptions3336 ✓
Receiving yards291 ✓282
Fantasy points302.2 ✓237.1

Categories won: James Cook 4, Josh Jacobs 3.

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Who had the better 2025 season, James Cook or Josh Jacobs?

James Cook led Josh Jacobs in 2025 carries, 309 to 234, and rushing yards, 1,621 to 929. Overall, James Cook led 4 of 7 measured categories.

What separates James Cook and Josh Jacobs statistically?

James Cook led on carries (309 to 234). James Cook led on rushing yards (1,621 to 929). Josh Jacobs led on rushing touchdowns (13 to 12).

Where do these numbers come from?

Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.

Should I start James Cook or Josh Jacobs?

James Cook led Josh Jacobs in 2025 carries, 309 to 234, and rushing yards, 1,621 to 929. Overall, James Cook led 4 of 7 measured categories. James Cook led on carries, 309 to 234. James Cook led on rushing yards, 1,621 to 929. James Cook hosts BAL in week 8, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM EST. Josh Jacobs hosts CAR in week 8, Thu, Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.

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Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken November 1, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.