Start Quinshon Judkins or Alvin Kamara? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Alvin Kamara in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 12.3 points and Alvin Kamara at 9.8, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins this week yet, so his 12.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (14.0, 10.1 and 12.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 9.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (8.3, 10.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins yet. His market-based projections were 14.0, 10.1 and 12.8 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 12.3, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

No Week 6 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 10.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 9.8, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Alvin Kamara a 39% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

That puts Quinshon Judkins 2.5 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on these projections.

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is listed as questionable with a lower leg injury.

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Quinshon Judkins played 60 percent of CLE snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 43 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Through Week 5, Alvin Kamara played 32 percent of NO snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 17 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.

Alvin Kamara, Week 5 against MIN: 12 of 45 snaps, 3 carries for 12 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -6 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, 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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Quinshon Judkins over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Quinshon Judkins over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Quinshon Judkins over Blake Corum.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Blake Corum.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Braelon Allen.