Skip to main content
parlae.io
Sign in

Start Quinshon Judkins or Kyren Williams? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:41 PM ET.

Start Kyren Williams over Quinshon Judkins

Williams projects lower, 15.7 to 15.8, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 28 for Williams, 48 for Judkins.

Start

Kyren Williams

RB · LAR · at WAS

Market projects
15.7
fantasy pts
WAS D vs RB
19.5
9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
74 of 100 at RB
Snap share
68%
Through Week 8
Target share
14%
Through Week 8
Sit

Quinshon Judkins

RB · CLE · at NO

Market projects
15.8
fantasy pts
NO D vs RB
30.0
most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
79 of 100 at RB
Snap share
55%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Kyren Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 8 games), Quinshon Judkins 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyren Williams over Quinshon Judkins.

Parlae may earn a commission from price links.

Quinshon Judkins rookie cardsKyren Williams rookie cards

Make this call for your own roster

Sync your league and My Team sets this week's lineup for your actual roster, spot by spot. Free, no account.

Sync my league

SleeperESPNYahoo

Or get it by email

Tuesday 7am ET: one email with what moved on the board and who is worth a claim.

Free. One a week, one tap to stop.

Our Week 9 call

Start Kyren Williams over Quinshon Judkins in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Kyren Williams at 15.7 points and Quinshon Judkins at 15.8, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Kyren Williams still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 28 against 48, and that outweighs a gap this size. 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.

What the market projects

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 (5 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.7 fantasy points for Kyren Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kyren Williams is 60 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (12, 12, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Quinshon Judkins 0.1 points ahead of Kyren Williams on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Kyren Williams and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against WAS and caught passes for 36 more yards.

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

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Kyren Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Kyren Williams played 68 percent of LAR snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 34 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyren Williams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 16 carries for 49 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 6 against ARI: 42 of 58 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.

Kyren Williams, Week 7 against LV: 37 of 72 snaps, 16 carries for 99 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 8 against LAC: 37 of 54 snaps, 16 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 3 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.

In 2025, Kyren Williams played 17 games for LAR and scored 263.3 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing RB9.

He ran 259 times for 1252 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 50 targets for 281 yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Kyren Williams?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 8 games), Quinshon Judkins 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyren Williams over Quinshon Judkins.

  • Should I drop Kyren Williams for Quinshon Judkins?

    No. Keep Kyren Williams: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 8 games), Quinshon Judkins 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyren Williams over Quinshon Judkins.

Should I drop Kyren Williams?

Week 9 on the board

Elsewhere on the board