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Start Quinshon Judkins or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 6:51 AM ET.

Start Quinshon Judkins over Aaron Jones Sr.

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Quinshon Judkins

RB · CLE · at NO

Market projects
10.7
recent weeks avg
NO D vs RB
30.0
most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
59%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8
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Aaron Jones Sr.

RB · MIN · vs BUF

Market projects
9.3
recent weeks avg
BUF D vs RB
27.3
3rd most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
25%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Aaron Jones Sr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 90 (11.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 10.7 points and Aaron Jones Sr. at 9.3, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins this week yet, so his 10.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.2, 10.8 and 10.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.3 and 7.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Quinshon Judkins at ADP 48 and Aaron Jones Sr. at 110.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 10.8 and 10.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Quinshon Judkins is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 7.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Quinshon Judkins 1.4 points ahead of Aaron Jones Sr. on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Quinshon Judkins and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.

Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NO and caught passes for 38 more yards.

Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BUF allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 47 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Quinshon Judkins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Aaron Jones Sr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Quinshon Judkins played 59 percent of CLE snaps, took 62 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 4 against PIT: 42 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 53 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 5 against NYJ: 36 of 68 snaps, 14 carries for 44 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 7 against TEN: 37 of 70 snaps, 17 carries for 96 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 8 against PIT: 11 carries for 25 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Through Week 8, Aaron Jones Sr. played 25 percent of MIN snaps, took 30 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 7 against IND: 15 of 59 snaps, 8 carries for 26 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 8 against DET: 5 carries for 22 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Quinshon Judkins played 15 games for CLE and scored 169.8 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing RB26.

He ran 230 times for 827 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 26 of 36 targets for 171 yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games for MIN and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.

He ran 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 35 of 54 snaps, 18 carries for 53 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Aaron Jones Sr.?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 90 (11.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Quinshon Judkins?

    No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 90 (11.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Aaron Jones Sr.

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