Fantasy Football: 5 Replacements for Dalvin Cook

Dalvin Cook: 5 Fantasy football replacements for Vikings RB

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 1: Dalvin Cook #33 of the Minnesota Vikings walks into the locker room after getting injured on a play in the third quarter of the game against the Detroit Lions on October 1, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /

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GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 28: Tarik Cohen #29 of the Chicago Bears runs with the ball in the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 28, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

1. Tarik Cohen, Bears

It’s still baffling to me that Tarik Cohen isn’t owned in over 50 percent of leagues still. The rookie out of North Carolina A&T has not only proven to be electric and a blast to watch when he’s on the field, but also that he’s a featured piece in the Chicago Bears offense and that he can be productive in his role.

Week 4 was Cohen’s worst day at the office from a fantasy perspective to date as he notched just six carries for 24 yards and four receptions for 24 more yards. However, the fact remains that he still got 10 touches in only his fourth career game, had a bad game by his standards, and still ended up with eight points in PPR scoring.

Through the first four weeks, Cohen is the 10th-best scoring running back in PPR formats, What’s more, he’s actually only notched one fewer total fantasy point this season than Cook had prior to his injury. Thus, the drop-off in replacing the Vikings rookie with the Bears rookie would be minuscule at best.

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Again, his ownership is rightfully getting closer to 50 percent. However, that still means he’s out there in way more leagues than he should be. Frankly, you should’ve already picked up him in all PPR formats, but if you happened to lose Cook on Sunday, seeing if you can pick up Cohen should be your first priority.

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