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Start Quinshon Judkins or Saquon Barkley? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 2:31 AM ET.

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Start Saquon Barkley over Quinshon Judkins

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Saquon Barkley

RB · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
12.7
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB
19.8
11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
33%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8
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Quinshon Judkins

RB · CLE · at NO

Market projects
10.7
recent weeks avg
NO D vs RB
30.0
most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
59%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Saquon Barkley?

Not on these numbers alone. Quinshon Judkins projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 8 games) and Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Quinshon Judkins.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Quinshon Judkins in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Saquon Barkley at 12.7 points and Quinshon Judkins at 10.7, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Saquon Barkley this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (14.3 and 11.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins this week yet, so his 10.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.2, 10.8 and 10.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Saquon Barkley at ADP 12 and Quinshon Judkins at 48.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Saquon Barkley yet. His market-based projections were 14.3 and 11.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 10.8 and 10.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Quinshon Judkins is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Saquon Barkley 1.9 points ahead of Quinshon Judkins on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Saquon Barkley and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 102 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 21 more yards.

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.

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

Injury status

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Saquon Barkley played 33 percent of PHI snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 3 against CHI: 36 of 50 snaps, 15 carries for 82 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 4 against LAR: 4 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 7 against DAL: 10 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown.

Saquon Barkley, Week 8 against WAS: 13 carries for 30 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Quinshon Judkins played 59 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: 11 carries for 25 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Saquon Barkley?

    Not on these numbers alone. Quinshon Judkins projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 8 games) and Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Quinshon Judkins.

  • Should I drop Saquon Barkley for Quinshon Judkins?

    Not on these numbers alone. Saquon Barkley projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games) and Quinshon Judkins 90 (11.3 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Quinshon Judkins.

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