Start Quinshon Judkins or Bucky Irving? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Bucky Irving in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Quinshon Judkins at 13.6 points and Bucky Irving at 13.1, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for Quinshon Judkins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Quinshon Judkins at 59.5 rushing yards, 12.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13, 14 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Bucky Irving, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Bucky Irving at 56.5 rushing yards, 15.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 42% chance to score a touchdown (15, 9, 14 and 15 books).

That puts Quinshon Judkins 0.5 points ahead of Bucky Irving on the books.

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Quinshon Judkins played 66 percent of CLE snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 30 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.

Through Week 2, Bucky Irving played 70 percent of TB snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 18 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.

Bucky Irving, Week 2 against CLE: 51 of 65 snaps, 17 carries for 89 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 1 yards.

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.

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.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Quinshon Judkins.
• Start Quinshon Judkins over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Breece Hall over Quinshon Judkins.
• Start Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Breece Hall over Bucky Irving.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Bucky Irving.