Start Bhayshul Tuten or Quinshon Judkins? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Quinshon Judkins over Bhayshul Tuten

Judkins projects lower, 11.6 to 11.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 48 for Judkins, 53 for Tuten.

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Quinshon Judkins

RB · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 11.6; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs RB: 20.2; 12th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 43 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

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Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Bhayshul Tuten?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), Quinshon Judkins 110 (12.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Bhayshul Tuten. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 11.6 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 11.9, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Quinshon Judkins still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 48 against 53, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins this week yet, so his 11.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (12.8, 11.2 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Bhayshul Tuten this week yet, so his 11.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (11.9 and 11.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bhayshul Tuten yet. His market-based projections were 11.9 and 11.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 11.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 0.7 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins yet. His market-based projections were 12.8, 11.2 and 10.8 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Quinshon Judkins is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Bhayshul Tuten 0.3 points ahead of Quinshon Judkins on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Bhayshul Tuten and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 39 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, Bhayshul Tuten has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Bhayshul Tuten played 56 percent of JAX snaps, took 58 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 3 against NE: 30 of 62 snaps, 15 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 5 against PHI: 49 of 72 snaps, 22 carries for 72 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 6 against HOU: 41 of 71 snaps, 12 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 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 Bhayshul Tuten?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), Quinshon Judkins 110 (12.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Bhayshul Tuten. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Quinshon Judkins?
No. Keep Bhayshul Tuten: he projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), Quinshon Judkins 110 (12.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Bhayshul Tuten.

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