Buffalo Bills star running back James Cook was designated Did Not Participate in Wednesday practice.
Bills running back James Cook did not practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury sustained at the end of the win over the Kansas City Chiefs. This would leave Ty Johnson and Ray Davis as the top backs for Buffalo. Ray Davis would likely see the early down work while Johnson would see passing down work.
Cook not practicing would behoove fantasy players to pick up and stash either Ray Davis or Ty Johnson. Ray Davis has the size and athletic profile to be a wonderful bell cow back, but the team clearly trust Johnson over Davis on passing downs. Either back is valuable should Cook not play, it all comes down to which back you prefer.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
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Ty Johnson returns to Buffalo, where he combined for 691 total yards and 5 touchdowns during the last two seasons. The 27-year-old played well in key spots for the Bills last year, averaging 5.2 yards per carry and a very respectable 15.8 yards on his catches.
This is good news for Josh Allen and, ultimately, James Cook, whose owners should worry less now about the team drafting a running back in the early or middle rounds. The team also signed Darrynton Evans for depth in a seemingly complete backfield that poses little threat to eating into Cook’s workload.
This could be considered sub-par news for Ray Davis owners, but as we saw last year, both running backs fit in well together behind Cook. Davis showed enough to hopefully challenge Ty Johnson for more snaps this year and should continue to see sparing opportunities around the goal line.
-Blake Stachel (IG: bllakkay)
