Start Ollie Gordon II or Quinshon Judkins? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 11:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Quinshon Judkins over Ollie Gordon II

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Quinshon Judkins

RB · CLE · at TEN · Questionable

Market projects: 11.3; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs RB: 20.0; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 42 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 5
Target share: 14%; Through Week 5

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Ollie Gordon II

RB · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 9.7; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB: 21.9; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at RB

Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Quinshon Judkins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Quinshon Judkins projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 10 games), Ollie Gordon II 110 (10.0 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Ollie Gordon II. Quinshon Judkins is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Ollie Gordon II in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 11.3 points and Ollie Gordon II at 9.7, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins this week yet, so his 11.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (10.1, 12.8 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins yet. His market-based projections were 10.1, 12.8 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 11.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Quinshon Judkins is 0.6 touchdowns (6 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.7 fantasy points for Ollie Gordon II, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 50 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11, 9 and 11 market sources).

That puts Quinshon Judkins 1.7 points ahead of Ollie Gordon II on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

TEN allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TEN and caught passes for 31 more yards.

Ollie Gordon II and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 106 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 25 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ollie Gordon II has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Ollie Gordon II 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.

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, Ollie Gordon II played 17 games for MIA and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He ran 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 yards.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 9 carries for 9 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 8 of 55 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 3 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, -0.1 PPR points.

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 Ollie Gordon II for Quinshon Judkins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Quinshon Judkins projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 10 games), Ollie Gordon II 110 (10.0 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Ollie Gordon II. Quinshon Judkins is listed questionable.
Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Ollie Gordon II?
No. Keep Quinshon Judkins: he projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 10 games), Ollie Gordon II 110 (10.0 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Ollie Gordon II. Quinshon Judkins is listed questionable.