This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bills as Former All-Pro RB tabs Bills’ James Cook as ‘essential’ in 2025 index. If there is anything Maurice Jones-Drew can assess as an NFL Network analyst, it is the running back position.

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook had quite a productive 2024 season, but is it enough for him to be a top-10 back this season?

ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler polled executives, coaches, and others around the NFL anonymously to rank players in each position in his annual offseason polling. In terms of running backs, Cook cracked the top-10. Overall, Cook landed at the No. 8 spot.