Start Quinshon Judkins or Alvin Kamara? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET, set your lineup before then.

Start Alvin Kamara over Quinshon Judkins

Quinshon Judkins is listed out, so Alvin Kamara starts despite the lower projection.

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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT · Questionable

Market projects: 10.6; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs RB: 22.5; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 32%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

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Quinshon Judkins

RB · CLE · at TEN · Out

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs RB: 19.2; 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 5
Target share: 14%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Quinshon Judkins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Quinshon Judkins projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Quinshon Judkins. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable. Quinshon Judkins is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Alvin Kamara over Quinshon Judkins in Week 7.

Quinshon Judkins is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Alvin Kamara. Drafters take Alvin Kamara at ADP 164 and Quinshon Judkins at 48.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins yet. His market-based projections were 10.1 and 12.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Quinshon Judkins 0.9 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Quinshon Judkins and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 19.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 94 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against TEN and caught passes for 26 more yards.

Alvin Kamara and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 22.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 40 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Alvin Kamara has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is listed as out with a foot injury.

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 7

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 6, Alvin Kamara played 32 percent of NO snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Alvin Kamara, Week 6 against NYG: 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Quinshon Judkins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Quinshon Judkins projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Quinshon Judkins. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable. Quinshon Judkins is listed out.
Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Alvin Kamara?
No. Keep Quinshon Judkins: he projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Quinshon Judkins. Quinshon Judkins is listed out. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.