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Start Quinshon Judkins or Ashton Jeanty? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:41 PM ET.

Start

RB · CLE · at NO

Market projects
15.8
fantasy pts
NO D vs RB
30.0
most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
79 of 100 at RB
Snap share
55%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8
Sit

RB · LV · at SF

Market projects
13.3
fantasy pts
SF D vs RB
22.7
12th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
48 of 100 at RB
Snap share
66%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Quinshon Judkins 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Ashton Jeanty, 15.8 to 13.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Ashton Jeanty in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 15.8 points and Ashton Jeanty at 13.3, a gap of 2.5. 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 Quinshon Judkins at ADP 48 and Ashton Jeanty at 24. Market coverage on Quinshon Judkins is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.3 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 28 rushing yards, 34 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (13, 12, 11 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.8 fantasy points for Quinshon Judkins, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Quinshon Judkins is 66 rushing yards and 0.6 touchdowns (5 and 12 market sources).

That puts Quinshon Judkins 2.5 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 48 more yards.

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.

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 not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Ashton Jeanty played 66 percent of LV snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 8 against NYJ: 25 of 63 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.

Through Week 8, Quinshon Judkins played 55 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: 27 of 70 snaps, 11 carries for 25 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 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 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 Quinshon Judkins for Ashton Jeanty?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Quinshon Judkins 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Ashton Jeanty, 15.8 to 13.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Quinshon Judkins?

    No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Quinshon Judkins 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Ashton Jeanty, 15.8 to 13.3 projected PPR points.

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