Brandin Cooks

Career StatsD-

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		173	734	9,811	60
2025		15	24	279	0
2024		10	26	259	3
2023		16

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

The Bills landed a legitimate steal by securing Brandin Cooks on a one-year, $1.3M deal that earns a B CVI grade. While Cooks projects as a depth piece at this stage of his career, his veteran savvy and proven route-running ability provide exceptional value at barely above the veteran minimum. At 31, the former Pro Bowler is clearly past his peak years as a WR1 option, but his experience in multiple offensive systems and reliable hands make him an ideal complementary target behind Stefon Diggs and the emerging core. The single-year structure carries virtually zero risk for Buffalo while offering significant upside if Cooks can recapture even a fraction of his earlier productivity in a reduced role. This is exactly the type of low-cost, high-floor veteran addition that championship-caliber teams make to bolster their depth without compromising future cap flexibility. Buffalo's front office deserves credit for identifying value in a player whose market clearly cooled, turning what could have been another team's afterthought into a potential X-factor for their playoff push.

Performance Analysis

Brandin Cooks earns a D- for the Bills at wide receiver, a veteran who has been a productive NFL journeyman but whose best days are clearly in the rearview mirror. Cooks has played for seemingly half the teams in the league, and his stop in Buffalo has been the least productive of all of them. The speed that once made him a deep threat has diminished, and he is no longer winning races down the sideline. His route running remains decent, but without the speed to threaten deep, defenses are sitting on his intermediate routes. Buffalo has younger options who deserve the targets Cooks used to command.