Dalvin Cook

Overall rank

RB38

2021

Minnesota Vikings

ADP

Underdog

2.3

Height

5' 10"
Weight

210 lbs
BMI

30.1 (52nd)

Draft Pick

2.09 2017
College

Florida State
Age

26.2

Overall rank

RB38

2021

ADP

Underdog

2.3

Workout Metrics

4.49 81st

Pro Day 4.51

103.3 74th

109.9 12th

11.80 12th

22 66th

40-Yard Dash

Speed Score

Burst Score

Agility Score

Bench Press

Season Stats

Year Year	Games Played Games	Rush Attempts Atts	Rush Yards Rush Yds	Yards Per Carry YPC	Receptions Rec	Receiving Yards Rec Yds	Total Touchdowns TD	Fantasy Points Per Game FPts/G
2021	3	51	226	4.4	10	70	1	14.5 (#18)
2020	14	312	1557	5.0	44	361	17	24.1 (#2)
2019	14	250	1135	4.5	53	519	13	20.9 (#2)
2018	11	133	615	4.6	40	305	4	13.8 (#19)
2017	4	74	354	4.8	11	90	2	16.4 (-)

Start Drafting

College Dominator

38.8% (87th)
College YPC

6.8 (89th)
College Target Share

11.6% (84th)
SPARQ-x

107.1 (37th)

Multimedia

Start or Stream LIVE - Week 3 fantasy football

Sep 26, 2021

Dalvin Cook - 2021 Fantasy Football Preview

Jul 15, 2021

Dalvin Cook is an Every Week Lock Button in All Formats.

Nov 29, 2020

Why Dalvin Cook is an easy fade in fantasy football

Jul 15, 2020

Dalvin Cook vs. Joe Mixon vs. Alvin Kamara: Who is more likely to hold out this season?

Jun 30, 2020

Advanced Metrics

Snap Share Snap Share	Opportunity Share Opp Share	Team Run Plays Per Game Run Plays P/G	Carries Carries	Targets Tgts	Weighted Opportunities Weighted Opps	Red Zone Touches RZ Touch
64.3%	76.1%	26.8 (2.09 pace)	51 (17.0 p/g)	16 (5.3 p/g)	55.7 (18.6 p/g)	7 (2.33 p/g)
#12	#4	#11	#31	#24	#27	#41

Rush Yards Rush Yrds	Receiving Yards Rec Yards	Receptions Recs	Drops Drops	Total TDS Total TDS	Fantasy Points Per Opportunity FPts/Opp	Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy PTS/G
226 (75.3 p/g)	70 (23.3 p/g)	10 (3.3 p/g)	1 (6.3% rate)	1 (1.6% rate)	0.65	14.5
#26	#39	#32	#11	#37	#57	#18

Slot Snaps Slot Snap	Routes Run Routes	Route Participation Route %	Target Share Target Share	Yards Per Reception YPR	Yards Per Route Run Yards/Route	Catch Rate Catch Rate
1 (0.8% rate)	52 (17.3 p/g)	43.3%	14.2%	7.0 (4.4 ypt)	1.35	62.5%
#48	#34	#19	#8	#28	#31	#39

True Yards Per Carry True YPC	Yards Per Touch YPT	Breakaway Runs Big Runs	Breakaway Run Rate Big Run Rate	Evaded Tackles Evaded Tckls	Juke Rate Juke Rate	Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Points
4.3 (4.4 ypc)	4.9	3 (1.0 p/g)	5.9%	22 (7.3 p/g)	36.1%	19.8 (6.60 p/g)
#19	#34	#17	#14	#16	#13	#28

Production Premium Prod Premium	Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA	Dominator Rating Dom Rating	Game Script Game Script	Yards Created Yards Created	Yards Created Per Touch Yards Created/Touch	Run Blocking Efficiency O-line
-14.1	-22.4	20.5%	+0.44	167 (55.7 p/g)	2.74	35.5
#87	#117	#23	#13	#32	#36	#33

Average Defenders In The Box Defenders In Box	Stacked Front Carry Rate Stacked Front Carry Rate	Base Front Carry Rate Base Carry Rate	Light Front Carry Rate Light Carry Rate	Shotgun Carry Rate Shotgun Rate	Under Center Carry Rate Under Center Rate	Goal Line Carries GL Carries
6.9	19.6% (2.6 ypc)	52.9% (4.7 ypc)	25.5% (4.4 ypc)	13.7% (1.0 ypc)	86.3% (1.0 ypc)	1 (0.3 p/g)
#14	#19	#3	#56	#55	#6	#33

Snap Share Snap Share	Opportunity Share Opp Share	Team Run Plays Per Game Run Plays P/G	Carries Carries	Targets Tgts	Weighted Opportunities Weighted Opps	Red Zone Touches RZ Touch
71.8%	79.9%	29.3 (2.07 pace)	312 (22.3 p/g)	54 (3.9 p/g)	272.0 (19.4 p/g)	66 (4.71 p/g)
#5	#5	#34	#2	#14	#3	#1

Rush Yards Rush Yrds	Receiving Yards Rec Yards	Receptions Recs	Drops Drops	Total TDS Total TDS	Fantasy Points Per Opportunity FPts/Opp	Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy PTS/G
1557 (111.2 p/g)	361 (25.8 p/g)	44 (3.1 p/g)	3 (5.6% rate)	17 (4.8% rate)	0.92	24.1
#2	#10	#14	#19	#2	#20	#2

Slot Snaps Slot Snap	Routes Run Routes	Route Participation Route %	Target Share Target Share	Yards Per Reception YPR	Yards Per Route Run Yards/Route	Catch Rate Catch Rate
9 (1.4% rate)	265 (18.9 p/g)	60.2%	13.4%	8.2 (6.7 ypt)	1.36	81.5%
#28	#11	-	#9	#8	#14	#9

True Yards Per Carry True YPC	Yards Per Touch YPT	Breakaway Runs Big Runs	Breakaway Run Rate Big Run Rate	Evaded Tackles Evaded Tckls	Juke Rate Juke Rate	Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Points
4.7 (5.0 ypc)	5.4	10 (0.7 p/g)	3.2%	106 (7.6 p/g)	29.8%	230.0 (16.43 p/g)
#8	#19	#6	-	#2	#6	#2

Production Premium Prod Premium	Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA	Dominator Rating Dom Rating	Game Script Game Script	Yards Created Yards Created	Yards Created Per Touch Yards Created/Touch	Run Blocking Efficiency O-line
+5.7	-6.7	35.7%	-2.32	1096 (78.3 p/g)	3.08	44.2
#38	#105	#1	#99	#2	#12	#39

Average Defenders In The Box Defenders In Box	Stacked Front Carry Rate Stacked Front Carry Rate	Base Front Carry Rate Base Carry Rate	Light Front Carry Rate Light Carry Rate	Shotgun Carry Rate Shotgun Rate	Under Center Carry Rate Under Center Rate	Goal Line Carries GL Carries
7.2	30.4% (4.1 ypc)	45.8% (5.4 ypc)	24.7% (5.1 ypc)	17.3% (4.5 ypc)	83.7% (5.0 ypc)	20 (1.4 p/g)
#11	#13	#12	#49	#55	#9	#1

Snap Share Snap Share	Opportunity Share Opp Share	Team Run Plays Per Game Run Plays P/G	Carries Carries	Targets Tgts	Weighted Opportunities Weighted Opps	Red Zone Touches RZ Touch
68.1%	63.1%	29.8 (2.23 pace)	250 (17.9 p/g)	63 (4.5 p/g)	248.9 (17.8 p/g)	50 (3.60 p/g)
#12	#16	#4	#8	#13	#8	#6

Rush Yards Rush Yrds	Receiving Yards Rec Yards	Receptions Recs	Drops Drops	Total TDS Total TDS	Fantasy Points Per Opportunity FPts/Opp	Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy PTS/G
1135 (81.1 p/g)	519 (37.1 p/g)	53 (3.8 p/g)	8 (12.7% rate)	13 (4.3% rate)	0.93	20.9
#9	#6	#10	#2	#7	#49	#2

Slot Snaps Slot Snap	Routes Run Routes	Route Participation Route %	Target Share Target Share	Yards Per Reception YPR	Yards Per Route Run Yards/Route	Catch Rate Catch Rate
6 (1.0% rate)	147 (10.5 p/g)	35.6%	16.0%	9.8 (8.2 ypt)	3.53	84.1%
#39	#27	#22	#10	#6	#3	#8

True Yards Per Carry True YPC	Yards Per Touch YPT	Breakaway Runs Big Runs	Breakaway Run Rate Big Run Rate	Evaded Tackles Evaded Tckls	Juke Rate Juke Rate	Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Points
4.3 (4.5 ypc)	5.5	11 (0.8 p/g)	4.4%	86 (6.1 p/g)	28.4%	177.2 (12.70 p/g)
#23	#10	#8	#21	#4	#11	#5

Production Premium Prod Premium	Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA	Dominator Rating Dom Rating	Game Script Game Script	Yards Created Yards Created	Yards Created Per Touch Yards Created/Touch	Run Blocking Efficiency O-line
+8.1	+42.4	30.5%	+2.87	519 (37.1 p/g)	1.71	66.0
#25	#4	#6	#6	#5	#12	#43

Average Defenders In The Box Defenders In Box	Stacked Front Carry Rate Stacked Front Carry Rate	Base Front Carry Rate Base Carry Rate	Light Front Carry Rate Light Carry Rate	Shotgun Carry Rate Shotgun Rate	Under Center Carry Rate Under Center Rate	Goal Line Carries GL Carries
6.9	23.2% (4.9 ypc)	46.4% (4.2 ypc)	29.2% (4.8 ypc)	8.4% (3.5 ypc)	91.6% (4.6 ypc)	12 (0.9 p/g)
#13	#12	#21	#50	#54	#4	#3

Snap Share Snap Share	Opportunity Share Opp Share	Team Run Plays Per Game Run Plays P/G	Carries Carries	Targets Tgts	Weighted Opportunities Weighted Opps	Red Zone Touches RZ Touch
72.0%	65.2%	22.3 (2.24 pace)	133 (12.1 p/g)	49 (4.5 p/g)	156.7 (14.3 p/g)	19 (1.70 p/g)
#9	#10	#27	#34	#21	#29	#41

Rush Yards Rush Yrds	Receiving Yards Rec Yards	Receptions Recs	Drops Drops	Total TDS Total TDS	Fantasy Points Per Opportunity FPts/Opp	Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy PTS/G
615 (55.9 p/g)	305 (27.7 p/g)	40 (3.6 p/g)	3 (6.1% rate)	4 (2.3% rate)	0.84	13.8
#30	#20	#19	#15	#41	#65	#19

Slot Snaps Slot Snap	Routes Run Routes	Route Participation Route %	Target Share Target Share	Yards Per Reception YPR	Yards Per Route Run Yards/Route	Catch Rate Catch Rate
6 (1.3% rate)	151 (13.7 p/g)	37.8%	12.6%	7.6 (6.2 ypt)	2.02	81.6%
#36	#26	#17	#17	#23	#14	#6

True Yards Per Carry True YPC	Yards Per Touch YPT	Breakaway Runs Big Runs	Breakaway Run Rate Big Run Rate	Evaded Tackles Evaded Tckls	Juke Rate Juke Rate	Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Points
4.3 (4.6 ypc)	5.3	7 (0.6 p/g)	5.3%	66 (6.0 p/g)	38.2%	62.5 (5.70 p/g)
#33	#21	#26	#19	#8	#2	#22

Production Premium Prod Premium	Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA	Dominator Rating Dom Rating	Game Script Game Script	Yards Created Yards Created	Yards Created Per Touch Yards Created/Touch	Run Blocking Efficiency O-line
+5.6	-13.0	19.2%	-1.23	273 (24.8 p/g)	1.58	69.7
#31	#57	#32	#16	#22	#17	#36

Average Defenders In The Box Defenders In Box	Stacked Front Carry Rate Stacked Front Carry Rate	Base Front Carry Rate Base Carry Rate	Light Front Carry Rate Light Carry Rate	Shotgun Carry Rate Shotgun Rate	Under Center Carry Rate Under Center Rate	Goal Line Carries GL Carries
6.4	8.3% (0.7 ypc)	37.6% (5.6 ypc)	53.4% (4.5 ypc)	30.1% (6.5 ypc)	69.9% (3.8 ypc)	1 (0.1 p/g)
#65	#54	#84	#7	#31	#30	#63

Snap Share Snap Share	Opportunity Share Opp Share	Team Run Plays Per Game Run Plays P/G	Carries Carries	Targets Tgts	Weighted Opportunities Weighted Opps	Red Zone Touches RZ Touch
65.7%	69.2%	31.4 (2.15 pace)	74 (18.5 p/g)	16 (4.0 p/g)	69.5 (17.4 p/g)	11 (2.80 p/g)
#11	#9	#2	#55	#73	#67	#63

Rush Yards Rush Yrds	Receiving Yards Rec Yards	Receptions Recs	Drops Drops	Total TDS Total TDS	Fantasy Points Per Opportunity FPts/Opp	Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy PTS/G
354 (88.5 p/g)	90 (22.5 p/g)	11 (2.8 p/g)	3 (18.8% rate)	2 (2.4% rate)	0.73	16.4
#51	#72	#69	#28	#55	#74	-

Slot Snaps Slot Snap	Routes Run Routes	Route Participation Route %	Target Share Target Share	Yards Per Reception YPR	Yards Per Route Run Yards/Route	Catch Rate Catch Rate
1 (0.6% rate)	45 (11.3 p/g)	33.8%	12.2%	8.2 (5.6 ypt)	2.00	68.8%
#72	#82	-	-	-	-	-

True Yards Per Carry True YPC	Yards Per Touch YPT	Breakaway Runs Big Runs	Breakaway Run Rate Big Run Rate	Evaded Tackles Evaded Tckls	Juke Rate Juke Rate	Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Points
4.5 (4.8 ypc)	5.2	4 (1.0 p/g)	5.4%	21 (5.2 p/g)	24.7%	31.5 (7.90 p/g)
#4	-	#38	-	#55	-	#43

Production Premium Prod Premium	Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA	Dominator Rating Dom Rating	Game Script Game Script	Yards Created Yards Created	Yards Created Per Touch Yards Created/Touch	Run Blocking Efficiency O-line
-1.0	-6.5	25.6%	+3.74	69 (17.3 p/g)	0.81	95.7
#36	#41	#12	#5	#70	-	#3

Average Defenders In The Box Defenders In Box	Stacked Front Carry Rate Stacked Front Carry Rate	Base Front Carry Rate Base Carry Rate	Light Front Carry Rate Light Carry Rate	Shotgun Carry Rate Shotgun Rate	Under Center Carry Rate Under Center Rate	Goal Line Carries GL Carries
0.0	4.1% (2.3 ypc)	51.4% (3.6 ypc)	41.9% (6.6 ypc)	0.0% (0.0 ypc)	0.0% (0.0 ypc)	2 (0.5 p/g)
-	-	#72	-	-	-	#53

Week Wk	Opponent Opp	Snap Share Snap Share	Carries Carries	Routes Routes	Targets Targets	Receptions Receptions	Total Yards Total Yards	Total TDs Total TDs	Fantasy Points Fantasy Points
1	CIN	67.6%	20 (2 rz)	23	7	6	104	1	20.4 (#7)
2	ARI	73.3%	22 (1 rz)	11	3	2	148	0	16.8 (#13)
4	CLE	51.6%	9 (2 rz)	18	6	2	44	0	6.4 (#46)

Week Wk	Opponent Opp	Snap Share Snap Share	Carries Carries	Routes Routes	Targets Targets	Receptions Receptions	Total Yards Total Yards	Total TDs Total TDs	Fantasy Points Fantasy Points
1	GB	57.7%	12 (3 rz)	14	2	1	48	2	21.8 (#9)
2	IND	83.3%	14 (2 rz)	22	2	2	71	1	17.1 (#17)
3	TEN	76.2%	22 (0 rz)	18	5	2	199	1	25.9 (#6)
4	HOU	75.4%	27 (10 rz)	12	2	2	146	2	28.6 (#2)
5	SEA	43.4%	17 (2 rz)	17	5	5	89	1	19.9 (#9)
8	GB	87.8%	30 (7 rz)	10	3	2	226	4	48.6 (#1)
9	DET	67.3%	22 (4 rz)	12	2	2	252	2	39.2 (#1)
10	CHI	82.9%	30 (3 rz)	20	4	4	112	0	15.2 (#16)
11	DAL	83.6%	27 (8 rz)	24	5	5	160	1	25 (#1)
12	CAR	63.0%	18 (2 rz)	20	4	4	82	0	10.2 (#25)
13	JAX	89.4%	32 (8 rz)	37	9	6	179	0	23.9 (#2)
14	TB	67.5%	22 (4 rz)	25	4	2	110	1	19 (#11)
15	CHI	77.3%	24 (7 rz)	22	5	5	159	1	26.9 (#3)
16	NO	57.4%	15 (4 rz)	12	2	2	85	1	16.5 (#15)

Week Wk	Opponent Opp	Snap Share Snap Share	Carries Carries	Routes Routes	Targets Targets	Receptions Receptions	Total Yards Total Yards	Total TDs Total TDs	Fantasy Points Fantasy Points
1	ATL	66.7%	21 (3 rz)	3	2	2	120	2	26.0 (##4)
2	GB	72.9%	20 (1 rz)	6	3	3	191	1	28.1 (##1)
3	OAK	54.2%	16 (4 rz)	7	5	4	143	1	24.3 (##5)
4	CHI	92.3%	14 (2 rz)	18	8	6	70	1	19.0 (##11)
5	NYG	65.6%	21 (2 rz)	9	6	6	218	0	25.8 (##5)
6	PHI	70.3%	16 (5 rz)	10	2	2	54	1	13.4 (##20)
7	DET	71.8%	25 (6 rz)	12	2	1	149	2	27.9 (##3)
8	WAS	75.0%	23 (4 rz)	12	6	5	171	1	28.1 (##5)
9	KC	78.5%	21 (4 rz)	18	7	4	116	0	15.6 (##15)
10	DAL	80.9%	26 (6 rz)	18	7	7	183	1	31.3 (##2)
11	DEN	92.5%	11 (3 rz)	2	6	5	57	1	16.7 (##12)
13	SEA	46.2%	9 (1 rz)	12	4	3	64	1	13.4 (##23)
14	DET	46.4%	18 (2 rz)	10	2	2	75	1	15.5 (##14)
15	LAC	43.5%	9 (4 rz)	10	3	3	43	0	7.3 (##40)

Week Wk	Opponent Opp	Snap Share Snap Share	Carries Carries	Routes Routes	Targets Targets	Receptions Receptions	Total Yards Total Yards	Total TDs Total TDs	Fantasy Points Fantasy Points
1	SF	82.4%	16 (2 rz)	6	7	6	95	0	14.5 (##20)
2	GB	69.7%	10 (1 rz)	16	5	3	90	0	12.0 (##22)
4	LA	29.9%	10 (1 rz)	4	0	0	20	0	2.0 (##61)
9	DET	55.6%	10 (0 rz)	11	4	4	109	0	14.9 (##15)
11	CHI	95.0%	9 (2 rz)	18	3	3	10	0	2.0 (##49)
12	GB	61.2%	10 (3 rz)	14	3	3	76	1	16.6 (##17)
13	NE	78.9%	9 (0 rz)	21	10	8	106	0	18.6 (##10)
14	SEA	87.0%	13 (1 rz)	20	7	5	83	1	19.3 (##7)
15	MIA	62.3%	19 (1 rz)	6	2	1	163	2	29.3 (##4)
16	DET	78.6%	16 (4 rz)	12	3	3	108	0	13.8 (##21)
17	CHI	100.0%	11 (1 rz)	23	5	4	60	0	10.0 (##30)

Week Wk	Opponent Opp	Snap Share Snap Share	Carries Carries	Routes Routes	Targets Targets	Receptions Receptions	Total Yards Total Yards	Total TDs Total TDs	Fantasy Points Fantasy Points
1	NO	75.8%	22 (2 rz)	2	5	3	137	0	16.7 (##10)
2	PIT	60.3%	12 (0 rz)	2	3	2	64	0	8.4 (##33)
3	TB	71.4%	27 (6 rz)	13	5	5	169	1	27.9 (##4)
4	DET	51.9%	13 (2 rz)	8	3	1	74	1	13.4 (##24)

2021

Total Touches

2021

Opportunity Share

2021

Fantasy Points

2021

Total Touches

2021

Opportunity Share

2021

Fantasy Points

Value Over Stream

(VOS)

+3.7

(#43)

Value Over Stream: Valuation scheme calculates a player’s fantasy pts/game over the average waiver wire replacement in standard fantasy league formats during either the current season (or previous year during the offseason) and adjusts for positional bust rates. VOS rank in parenthesis spans all positions, enabling player comparisons across QB's, RB's, WR's, and TE's.

News & Analysis

Popularity Index

#154

Player Popularity Index (PPI) ranks PlayerProfiler page views over the last 30 days. For example, the No. 1 PPI player page is the most frequently visited page in recent weeks.

Injury Tracker

Severity:

Low

Medium

High

Games Missed

Injury Reports

Ankle sprain

Week 2 (2021)

Groin strain

Week 5 (2020)

Left shoulder sprain

Week 15 (2019)

Right sc joint sprain

Week 11 (2019)

Hamstring strain

Week 2 (2018)

ACL tear

Week 4 (2017)

Surgery: ACL Reconstruction Surgery (6-9 months)

ADP

2.30 2.30

Average Draft Position

1.02 Pick

RB2 Rank

College Performance

School School	Age Age	Games Games	Rush Attempts Rush A	Rushing Yards Rush Y	Total Touchdowns TDs	Receptions Rec	Receiving Yards Rec Y	Target Share Tgt Share
Florida State (2014)	19★	13 (RB)	170	1,008	8	22	203	4.8%
Florida State (2015)	20	12 (RB)	229	1,691	20	24	244	8.1%
Florida State (2016)	21	13 (RB)	288	1,765	20	33	488	11.6%

Dalvin Cook

Workout Metrics

Best Comparable to Marshawn Lynch

Multimedia

Start or Stream LIVE - Week 3 fantasy football

Dalvin Cook - 2021 Fantasy Football Preview

Dalvin Cook is an Every Week Lock Button in All Formats.

Why Dalvin Cook is an easy fade in fantasy football

Dalvin Cook vs. Joe Mixon vs. Alvin Kamara: Who is more likely to hold out this season?

Advanced Metrics

Total Touches

Opportunity Share

Fantasy Points

Total Touches

Opportunity Share

Fantasy Points

Value Over Stream

News & Analysis

Recent News

Dalvin Cook Cruises To 140 Yards In Dominant Return

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