Start Quinshon Judkins or Omarion Hampton? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Omarion Hampton in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Quinshon Judkins at 13.6 points and Omarion Hampton at 13.2, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for Quinshon Judkins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Quinshon Judkins at 59.5 rushing yards, 12.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13, 14 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 13.2 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Omarion Hampton at 60.5 rushing yards, 11.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 52% chance to score a touchdown (10, 15, 14 and 15 books).

That puts Quinshon Judkins 0.4 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Omarion Hampton and LAC visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 30.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 2 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 46 more yards.

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Quinshon Judkins played 66 percent of CLE snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 30 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.

Quinshon Judkins, Week 2 against TB: 39 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 21 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 2, Omarion Hampton played 61 percent of LAC snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 1 against ARI: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 43 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omarion Hampton, Week 2 against LV: 43 of 68 snaps, 23 carries for 94 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 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.

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.

In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Omarion Hampton, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 51 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 29 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Quinshon Judkins.
• Start Quinshon Judkins over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Breece Hall over Quinshon Judkins.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Breece Hall over Omarion Hampton.