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Start Quinshon Judkins or Alvin Kamara? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:21 AM ET.

Start Quinshon Judkins over Alvin Kamara

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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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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
7.6
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB
19.4
8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
35%
Through Week 7
Target share
13%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Quinshon Judkins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Quinshon Judkins projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 64 (7.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Alvin Kamara.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Alvin Kamara in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 10.7 points and Alvin Kamara at 7.6, a gap of 3.1. 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 Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 7.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (8.2 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Quinshon Judkins at ADP 48 and Alvin Kamara at 164.

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 Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 8.2 and 7.1 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 7.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Quinshon Judkins 3.1 points ahead of Alvin Kamara 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.

Alvin Kamara and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 19.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 20 more yards.

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

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Alvin Kamara 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 7, Alvin Kamara played 35 percent of NO snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 19 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Alvin Kamara, Week 7 against PIT: 32 of 57 snaps, 6 carries for 5 yards, 7 targets and 7 catches for 57 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 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 Alvin Kamara for Quinshon Judkins?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Quinshon Judkins projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 64 (7.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Alvin Kamara.

  • Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Alvin Kamara?

    No. Keep Quinshon Judkins: he projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 64 (7.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Alvin Kamara.

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