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Fantasy Football: League-winning running backs for 2024

2T41PP0 Buffalo Bills running back James Cook (4) in action during an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

James Cook was a top-12 RB last season: There is ample reason to believe the Buffalo Bills' top running back will get more opportunities this year.

Josh Jacobs should dominate the Packers backfield: With A.J. Dillon out for the year and MarShawn Lloyd struggling with injury, Jacobs should get the vast majority of snaps.

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From first-round picks to undrafted gems and everywhere in between, fantasy football playoff and championship teams are constructed from a wide variety of players, although most cores include those selected early on.

These league-winner articles aim to identify the players who should be picked in the second, third and fourth rounds and are most likely to propel fantasy teams to glory at the end of the season.

Last updated: 7:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31

James Cook, Buffalo Bills (ADP: 4.01, From consensus ADP)

Cook flashed versatility in his second season, playing well on gap/zone plays and excelling on non-perfectly blocked plays and against eight-man boxes. He has been particularly good at breaking off longer runs, although they haven't led to touchdowns.

The Georgia product took major steps forward in his utilization from his rookie year to his sophomore campaign, playing significantly more snaps in every situation while receiving the ball roughly the same amount while he was on the field.

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