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Through two games, Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has racked up 265 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.
Fans are getting a glimpse of a healthy Cook, and it’s reminiscent of his hot start as a rookie in 2017 before suffering a torn ACL in Week 4.
Cook is once again drumming up attention across the league, including from three-time Pro Bowler and running-back-turned-analyst Maurice Jones-Drew.
In his running back rankings heading into Week 3, Jones-Drew slotted Cook at No. 4, jumping up three spots from his placement ahead of last Sunday’s Border Battle. Jones-Drew wrote:
Cook had another stellar performance in Week 2 and now leads the league in rushing yards, which is why he vaults into the top five of this list.
Ahead of Cook on Jones-Drew’s list (from Nos. 3-1) were Le’Veon Bell, who has 128 rushing yards and 93 receiving yards for the Jets; Ezekiel Elliott, who has 164 rushing yards and two touchdowns; and Saquon Barkley, who has 227 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Giants.
The Vikings will face Elliott in Week 10 and Barkley in Week 5. Jones-Drew said the following of Barkley, who last year was named the 2018 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year.
No matter how much the Giants struggle, Barkley never seems to have a really bad game. With his 27-yard touchdown run on the Giants first drive, the second-year running back tied a franchise record with Odell Beckham, Jr., for most TDs (16) in his first 18 games.
Ranked behind Cook were Christian McCaffrey (Panthers), Todd Gurley II (Rams), Alvin Kamara (Saints), Derrick Henry (Titans), Nick Chubb (Browns), Marlon Mack (Colts), Chris Carson (Seahawks), Mark Ingram (Ravens), Aaron Jones (Packers), Josh Jacobs (Raiders) and Austin Ekeler (Chargers).