Start Bucky Irving or Quinshon Judkins? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Bucky Irving over Quinshon Judkins in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Bucky Irving at 14.7 points and Quinshon Judkins at 9.6, a gap of 5.1. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 49 and Quinshon Judkins at 47.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Quinshon Judkins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 14.7 fantasy points for Bucky Irving, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Bucky Irving 5.1 points ahead of Quinshon Judkins on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Quinshon Judkins and CLE visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 26.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 10th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and a touchdown against TB and caught passes for 52 more yards.

Bucky Irving and TB host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 16.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 121 yards and no touchdowns against CLE and caught passes for 22 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Quinshon Judkins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Quinshon Judkins played 65 percent of CLE snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 40 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.

Through Week 1, Bucky Irving played 61 percent of TB snaps, took 42 percent of the carries, drew 26 percent of the targets and had 25 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 1 against CIN: 35 of 57 snaps, 8 carries for 45 yards, 7 targets and 7 catches for 48 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.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 26 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 29 yards, 10.1 PPR points.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 15 of 2025 against CHI: 38 of 57 snaps, 12 carries for 21 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for -4 yards, 4.7 PPR points.

In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bucky Irving, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 42 of 67 snaps, 26 carries for 85 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards, 10.8 PPR points.

Bucky Irving, Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 36 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 19 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 14 yards, 8.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Quinshon Judkins.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Quinshon Judkins.
• Start D'Andre Swift over Quinshon Judkins.
• Start Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bucky Irving over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Bucky Irving over D'Andre Swift.