Start Braelon Allen 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 Braelon Allen

Judkins projects lower, 11.6 to 14.8, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 48 for Judkins, 180 for Allen.

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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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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 14.8; recent weeks avg
LV D vs RB: 25.4; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 100 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 10%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Braelon Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.7 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 110 (12.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Braelon Allen. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Braelon Allen in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 11.6 points and Braelon Allen at 14.8, a gap of 3.2. Quinshon Judkins still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 48 against 180, 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 Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 14.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.9, 13.8 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 14.9, 13.8 and 15.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 14.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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 Braelon Allen 3.2 points ahead of Quinshon Judkins on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Braelon Allen and NYJ host LV on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LV allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 125 yards and a touchdown a game against LV and caught passes for 37 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, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Braelon Allen played 64 percent of NYJ snaps, took 53 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 14 carries for 59 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 7 against MIA: 46 of 59 snaps, 17 carries for 104 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 30 yards.

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, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 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 Braelon Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.7 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 110 (12.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Braelon Allen. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Braelon Allen for Quinshon Judkins?
No. Keep Braelon Allen: he projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.7 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 110 (12.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Braelon Allen.

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