Start Quinshon Judkins or Brian Robinson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Brian Robinson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 13.1 points and Brian Robinson at 6.4, a gap of 6.7.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.4 fantasy points for Brian Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Brian Robinson at 35.5 rushing yards, with a 29% chance to score a touchdown (13 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Quinshon Judkins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Quinshon Judkins at 59.5 rushing yards, 15.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 40% chance to score a touchdown (11, 6, 7 and 14 market sources).

That puts Quinshon Judkins 6.7 points ahead of Brian Robinson on the market projections.

Injury status

Brian Robinson is not on the injury report.

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Brian Robinson played 35 percent of ATL snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

Brian Robinson, Week 1 against PIT: 15 of 60 snaps, 9 carries for 31 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Brian Robinson, Week 2 against CAR: 33 of 69 snaps, 11 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Brian Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 19 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brian Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 24 of 57 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Through Week 4, Quinshon Judkins played 62 percent of CLE snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 1 against JAX: 33 of 51 snaps, 12 carries for 33 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 2 against TB: 39 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 21 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brian Robinson played 17 games for SF and scored 62.5 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing RB63.

He ran 92 times for 400 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 12 targets for 25 yards.

He was on the field for 17 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 5 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Brian Robinson.
• Start Blake Corum over Brian Robinson.
• Start Bucky Irving over Brian Robinson.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Quinshon Judkins.
• Start Quinshon Judkins over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Quinshon Judkins over Ashton Jeanty.