Start Chase Brown or Quinshon Judkins? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 4:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Chase Brown over Quinshon Judkins

- Market projects
- 16.1
- fantasy pts
- ATL D vs RB
- 25.9
- 5th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 71%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 15.8
- fantasy pts
- NO D vs RB
- 30.0
- most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 55%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Chase Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over Quinshon Judkins, 16.1 to 15.8 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Chase Brown over Quinshon Judkins in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Chase Brown at 16.1 points and Quinshon Judkins at 15.8, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Quinshon Judkins's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Chase Brown at ADP 16 and Quinshon Judkins at 48.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 16.1 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Chase Brown is 52 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (14, 14, 11 and 13 market sources).
Player markets imply 15.8 fantasy points for Quinshon Judkins, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Quinshon Judkins is 66 rushing yards and 0.6 touchdowns (6 and 12 market sources).
That puts Chase Brown 0.3 points ahead of Quinshon Judkins on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Chase Brown and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.
ATL allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 5th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 110 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 34 more yards.
Quinshon Judkins and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NO allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.
Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NO and caught passes for 38 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Quinshon Judkins has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Chase Brown is not on the injury report.
Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Chase Brown played 71 percent of CIN snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.
Chase Brown, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 9 carries for 10 yards, 11 targets and 11 catches for 71 yards.
Chase Brown, Week 5 against MIA: 39 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards.
Chase Brown, Week 7 against BAL: 40 of 53 snaps, 11 carries for 39 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.
Chase Brown, Week 8 against TEN: 51 of 74 snaps, 12 carries for 55 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 46 yards.
Through Week 8, Quinshon Judkins played 55 percent of CLE snaps, took 62 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Quinshon Judkins, Week 8 against PIT: 27 of 70 snaps, 11 carries for 25 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.
He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.
He was on the field for 67 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 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Chase Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over Quinshon Judkins, 16.1 to 15.8 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Chase Brown for Quinshon Judkins?
No. Keep Chase Brown: he projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games), Quinshon Judkins 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over Quinshon Judkins, 16.1 to 15.8 projected PPR points.
Week 9 on the board
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