James Cook: RB · Georgia · #4.
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James Cook
Beats you as a runner and a receiver. Four seasons in the Georgia backfield to date. A game that shows it: 104 rushing yards and 43 receiving yards against Tennessee — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Threatens defenses in every dimension — rushing, receiving, third-down.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 26.8% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — remarkably even — and the back is stuffed on 11.5% of carries. 5 carries for 18 yds vs UAB; 10 for 104 vs Tennessee.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (19.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-3vs No. 3 Clemson | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs UAB | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-13vs South Carolina | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-0@ Vanderbilt | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-0vs No. 8 Arkansas | 12 | 87 | 7.3 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-10@ No. 18 Auburn | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-13vs No. 11 Kentucky | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-7vs Florida | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-6vs Missouri | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-17@ Tennessee | 10 | 104 | 10.4 | 2 | 39 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 56-7vs Charleston Southern | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-0@ Georgia Tech | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-41vs No. 4 Alabama | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 101 | 619 | 6.1 | 7 | 40 |
Week 11 · 2021
W 41-17
at Tennessee
104 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Tennessee.
With J. Camarda — 50.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · S. Bennett — 213 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.5 · 40 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
52%101 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.4 yds/carry on 113 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 52% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 45-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 50.8 | 7.7 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 52.8 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 42.3 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 53.8 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
37.1%
312 pass / 530 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Our Heisman model had this player inside its top 25 in 2021.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #40 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia, 1,503 rushing yards — drafted at #63 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 5th NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 5th NFL season
