Fantasy football rankings questions – AFC East

Prepping for the upcoming fantasy football season requires asking tough questions.

Which NFL teams are set up for success? Which teams are set to struggle? Where can fantasy managers mine for latent fantasy talent? Which brand-name stars could actually disappoint?

Throughout June, I’ll sift through every NFL division and highlight the most pressing fantasy question facing each team. Next up: the AFC East.

Pressing fantasy questions by division:
AFC East | AFC North | AFC South
NFC North | NFC South

Will anyone emerge from the Bills’ new-look backfield as a regular fantasy starter?

With Devin Singletary (and his 200-plus touches) gone, a regular producer is bound to materialize. And his name is James Cook. Dalvin’s little brother was second in touches to the aforementioned Singletary, with 89 rushes and 21 grabs as a rookie. Although Cook’s volume will undoubtedly surge, it probably won’t double or eclipse Singletary’s. At least not with Damien Harris joining the backfield.

Harris, who missed six regular-season contests last season to a thigh injury, is expected to work on early downs and in a short-yardage capacity. Although the 26-year-old figures to command close to 10 touches per week, he’s not the Bills’ RB1. Buffalo invested a second-round pick in Cook, making him the third RB selected in April 2022. Conversely, the team signed Harris to a low-risk, one-year deal.

Furthermore, Buffalo isn’t a run-first operation. The Bills have ranked fifth in pass rate over the past three seasons. That works out well for Cook, who shines as a pass-catcher and whose receiving talents were regularly featured at Georgia. The upside belongs to the second-year RB, who is shaping up…