Start Ashton Jeanty or Quinshon Judkins? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ashton Jeanty over Quinshon Judkins

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 15.6; fantasy pts
LAR D vs RB: 19.6; 12th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 65 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

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Quinshon Judkins

RB · CLE · at TEN · Questionable

Market projects: 11.3; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs RB: 20.0; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 44 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 5
Target share: 14%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 10 games), Quinshon Judkins 122 (12.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Quinshon Judkins. Quinshon Judkins is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Quinshon Judkins in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.6 points and Quinshon Judkins at 11.3, a gap of 4.2. No player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins this week yet, so his 11.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (10.1, 12.8 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Ashton Jeanty at ADP 25 and Quinshon Judkins at 48.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 50 rushing yards, 26 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (12, 13, 10 and 13 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins yet. His market-based projections were 10.1, 12.8 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 11.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Quinshon Judkins is 0.6 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 4.2 points ahead of Quinshon Judkins on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 19.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 93 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 40 more yards.

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

TEN allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TEN and caught passes for 31 more yards.

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

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Quinshon Judkins is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Ashton Jeanty played 70 percent of LV snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 3 against NO: 59 of 70 snaps, 19 carries for 56 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 68 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.

He was on the field for 76 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 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 Quinshon Judkins for Ashton Jeanty?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 10 games), Quinshon Judkins 122 (12.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Quinshon Judkins. Quinshon Judkins is listed questionable.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Quinshon Judkins?
No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 10 games), Quinshon Judkins 122 (12.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Quinshon Judkins. Quinshon Judkins is listed questionable.