Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Bucky Irving?

Not on these numbers alone. Quinshon Judkins projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 10 games) and Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Quinshon Judkins. Quinshon Judkins is listed out.

Start Bucky Irving or Quinshon Judkins? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bucky Irving over Quinshon Judkins

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 28.0; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Quinshon Judkins

RB · CLE · at TEN · Out

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs RB: 19.2; 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 5
Target share: 14%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Bucky Irving for Quinshon Judkins?

Not on these numbers alone. Bucky Irving projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games) and Quinshon Judkins 126 (12.6 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Quinshon Judkins. Quinshon Judkins is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bucky Irving over Quinshon Judkins in Week 7.

Quinshon Judkins is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Bucky Irving. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 45 and Quinshon Judkins at 48.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins yet. His market-based projections were 10.1 and 12.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.5 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Quinshon Judkins 0.0 points ahead of Bucky Irving on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

TEN allowed 19.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 94 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against TEN and caught passes for 26 more yards.

Bucky Irving and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 38 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is listed as out with a foot injury.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Quinshon Judkins played 60 percent of CLE snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 43 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 5 against NYJ: 36 of 68 snaps, 14 carries for 44 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Through Week 6, Bucky Irving played 61 percent of TB snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 3 against MIN: 36 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 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.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Bucky Irving for Quinshon Judkins?
Not on these numbers alone. Bucky Irving projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games) and Quinshon Judkins 126 (12.6 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Quinshon Judkins. Quinshon Judkins is listed out.
Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Bucky Irving?
Not on these numbers alone. Quinshon Judkins projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 10 games) and Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Quinshon Judkins. Quinshon Judkins is listed out.