Start Ashton Jeanty or Quinshon Judkins? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ashton Jeanty over Quinshon Judkins

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 15.6; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB: 21.4; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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Quinshon Judkins

RB · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 11.1; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.2; 12th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 40 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 95 (10.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Quinshon Judkins, 15.6 to 11.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Quinshon Judkins in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.6 points and Quinshon Judkins at 11.1, a gap of 4.5. Quinshon Judkins's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. 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, 28 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (3, 3, 6 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Quinshon Judkins, with 80 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Quinshon Judkins is 47 rushing yards, 12 receiving yards and 0-1 touchdowns (6, 5 and 8 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 4.5 points ahead of Quinshon Judkins on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 22 more yards.

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

PIT allowed 20.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 75 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 41 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Ashton Jeanty played 70 percent of LV snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 7 against LAR: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Quinshon Judkins played 59 percent of CLE snaps, took 60 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 42 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, 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 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 95 (10.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Quinshon Judkins, 15.6 to 11.1 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Quinshon Judkins?
No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 95 (10.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Quinshon Judkins, 15.6 to 11.1 projected PPR points.

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