Start Quinshon Judkins or Alvin Kamara? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Alvin Kamara in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 13.1 points and Alvin Kamara at 11.1, a gap of 2.0.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Alvin Kamara at 32.5 rushing yards, 13.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 40% chance to score a touchdown (4, 4, 4 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Quinshon Judkins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Quinshon Judkins at 59.5 rushing yards, 15.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 40% chance to score a touchdown (11, 6, 7 and 14 market sources).

That puts Quinshon Judkins 2.0 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on the market projections.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Alvin Kamara played 33 percent of NO snaps, took 34 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Alvin Kamara, Week 2 against BAL: 20 of 68 snaps, 9 carries for 15 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 7 yards.

Alvin Kamara, Week 3 against LV: 24 of 74 snaps, 9 carries for 36 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Alvin Kamara, Week 4 against ATL: 28 of 74 snaps, 7 carries for 23 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 4, Quinshon Judkins played 62 percent of CLE snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 1 against JAX: 33 of 51 snaps, 12 carries for 33 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 2 against TB: 39 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 21 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 3 against CAR: 36 of 70 snaps, 18 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Alvin Kamara played 11 games for NO and scored 100.7 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing RB46.

He ran 131 times for 471 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 33 of 39 targets for 186 yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Cam Skattebo over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Jeremiyah Love.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Quinshon Judkins.
• Start Quinshon Judkins over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Quinshon Judkins.