Start Blake Corum or Quinshon Judkins? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Quinshon Judkins over Blake Corum

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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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Blake Corum

RB · LAR · vs LAC

Market projects: 8.0; recent weeks avg
LAC D vs RB: 23.5; 9th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 91 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 30%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Blake Corum for Quinshon Judkins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Quinshon Judkins projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Blake Corum.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Blake Corum in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 11.6 points and Blake Corum at 8.0, a gap of 3.6. 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 Blake Corum this week yet, so his 8.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.1, 9.4 and 8.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Quinshon Judkins at ADP 48 and Blake Corum at 128.

What the market projects

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).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Blake Corum yet. His market-based projections were 6.1, 9.5 and 8.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 0-1 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Quinshon Judkins 3.6 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Blake Corum and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 23.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and a touchdown a game against LAC and caught passes for 26 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Blake Corum has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Blake Corum played 30 percent of LAR snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Blake Corum, Week 4 against PHI: 13 of 84 snaps, 5 carries for 14 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Blake Corum, Week 5 against BUF: 22 of 82 snaps, 5 carries for 19 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 53 yards, 1 touchdown.

Blake Corum, Week 6 against ARI: 16 of 58 snaps, 9 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Blake Corum, Week 7 against LV: 32 of 72 snaps, 17 carries for 93 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Blake Corum played 17 games for LAR and scored 122.2 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB40.

He ran 145 times for 746 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 14 targets for 36 yards.

He was on the field for 29 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 Blake Corum for Quinshon Judkins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Quinshon Judkins projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Blake Corum.
Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Blake Corum?
No. Keep Quinshon Judkins: he projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Blake Corum.

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