Start Rachaad White or Quinshon Judkins? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 2:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Quinshon Judkins over Rachaad White

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Quinshon Judkins

RB · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 11.1; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.2; 12th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 40 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

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Rachaad White

RB · WAS · vs PHI

Market projects: 10.8; fantasy pts
PHI D vs RB: 21.2; 16th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 53%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Rachaad White for Quinshon Judkins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Quinshon Judkins projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 38 (3.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Rachaad White, 11.1 to 10.8 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Quinshon Judkins over Rachaad White in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 11.1 points and Rachaad White at 10.8, 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 Quinshon Judkins at ADP 48 and Rachaad White at 127.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Quinshon Judkins, with 80 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Quinshon Judkins is 47 rushing yards, 12 receiving yards and 0-1 touchdowns (6, 5 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.8 fantasy points for Rachaad White, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rachaad White is 45 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (6, 4, 6 and 7 market sources).

That puts Quinshon Judkins 0.3 points ahead of Rachaad White on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

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

PIT allowed 20.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 75 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 41 more yards.

Rachaad White and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 21.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 117 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against PHI and caught passes for 20 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rachaad White has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Rachaad White is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Quinshon Judkins played 59 percent of CLE snaps, took 60 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 42 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Through Week 6, Rachaad White played 53 percent of WAS snaps, took 26 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Rachaad White, Week 2 against DAL: 37 of 71 snaps, 7 carries for 43 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 3 against SEA: 30 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 35 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rachaad White, Week 5 against NYG: 37 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 6 against SF: 46 of 67 snaps, 7 carries for 27 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 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, Rachaad White played 17 games for TB and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.

He ran 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Rachaad White for Quinshon Judkins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Quinshon Judkins projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 38 (3.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Rachaad White, 11.1 to 10.8 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Rachaad White?
No. Keep Quinshon Judkins: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 38 (3.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Rachaad White, 11.1 to 10.8 projected PPR points.

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