#919 overall · NYJ · 39.9 projected half-PPR pts · -218.7 Draft Value
Brady Cook — 2026 Fantasy Outlook
The case for drafting him
Brady Cook is on the New York Jets roster with a bye in Week 13. His 2025 season produced 739 passing yards, 88 completions on 153 attempts, 2 passing touchdowns, 7 interceptions, 49 rushing yards on 13 carries, and 3 fumbles. That is the entirety of his NFL statistical record across the three-year window available. The case for rostering him is narrow and situational: in deep leagues where roster depth at quarterback is thin, he represents a warm body at the position.
What the model projects
The projection is 39.9 half-PPR fantasy points for the season. Cook sits at QB48 and #919 overall, placed in Tier 9. His draft value is -218.7, meaning he projects well below replacement level at the quarterback position in a 12-team half-PPR format.
| Att | Comp | Pass yds | Pass TD | INT | Car | Rush yds | Fum | Half-PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153 | 88 | 739 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 33.5 |
| 3-yr avg | 153 | 88 | 739 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 35.5 |
The range of outcomes
The simulated season band is extreme in its width and skewed heavily toward the low end. The p10 outcome is 0.0 points, the p25 is 0.7 points, and the median simulated season lands at just 6.1 points. The p75 outcome reaches 29.4 points, and only at the p90 does the band climb to 90.4 points. In nine out of ten simulated seasons, Cook finishes at or below 90.4 points. In half of them, he finishes at or below 6.1. The variance here is not opportunity; it is uncertainty about whether he sees the field at all.
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our projection
How to draft him
Cook is not being drafted consistently enough across platforms to carry a market ADP. In a 12-team half-PPR snake draft, he is a late-waiver-wire name, not a pick you spend. At QB48 and #919 overall with a draft value of -218.7, he belongs on a roster only as a deep emergency option, and only after every meaningful quarterback on the list has been addressed.
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Questions drafters ask
At QB48 and #919 overall with a draft value of -218.7, he projects well below replacement level. He carries value only as a deep emergency option in leagues with large rosters.
In 2025 he completed 88 of 153 passes for 739 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions, adding 49 rushing yards on 13 carries with 3 fumbles. That single season accounts for his entire three-year statistical record.
Very wide and skewed low. The median simulated season is 6.1 half-PPR points. The p25 is 0.7 points and the p10 is 0.0. Only at the p90 does the band reach 90.4 points.
He has no market ADP, meaning he is not being drafted consistently in public 2026 drafts. He is a waiver-wire name, not a pick you spend in a standard 12-team snake draft.
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