Start David Montgomery or Quinshon Judkins? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start David Montgomery over Quinshon Judkins in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project David Montgomery at 12.9 points and Quinshon Judkins at 9.6, a gap of 3.3. Drafters take David Montgomery at ADP 52 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 12.9 fantasy points for David Montgomery, with 80 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts David Montgomery 3.3 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.

David Montgomery and HOU host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 23.1 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 60 yards and a touchdown against CIN and caught passes for 51 more yards.

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

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

David Montgomery 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, David Montgomery played 49 percent of HOU snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 67 percent of the red zone chances.

David Montgomery, Week 1 against BUF: 39 of 79 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 3 touchdowns.

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, David Montgomery played 17 games for DET and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He ran 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 37 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

David Montgomery, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 8 carries for 42 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 yards, 6.5 PPR points.

David Montgomery, Week 17 of 2025 against MIN: 22 of 64 snaps, 10 carries for 25 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 6.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

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