Start Tony Pollard or Quinshon Judkins? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 3:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Quinshon Judkins over Tony Pollard
Judkins projects lower, 11.1 to 13.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 48 for Judkins, 68 for Pollard.
- Market projects
- 11.1
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs RB
- 22.3
- 12th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 52%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 13.0
- recent weeks avg
- JAX D vs RB
- 17.7
- 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 62%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 9%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Tony Pollard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 8 games), Quinshon Judkins 74 (10.5 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Tony Pollard. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Quinshon Judkins over Tony Pollard in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Quinshon Judkins at 11.1 points and Tony Pollard at 13.0, a gap of 1.9. Quinshon Judkins still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 48 against 68, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins this week yet, so his 11.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (10.8, 10.2 and 12.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tony Pollard this week yet, so his 13.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (12.5 and 13.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Tony Pollard yet. His market-based projections were 12.5 and 13.6 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 13.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
The market-based projection for Tony Pollard is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).
No Week 10 player market is posted for Quinshon Judkins yet. His market-based projections were 10.8, 10.2 and 12.3 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 11.1, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
The market-based projection for Quinshon Judkins is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).
That puts Tony Pollard 1.9 points ahead of Quinshon Judkins on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Tony Pollard and TEN host JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
JAX allowed 17.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 68 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 33 more yards.
Quinshon Judkins and CLE host HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
HOU allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 21 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Quinshon Judkins has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.
Quinshon Judkins is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 8, Tony Pollard played 62 percent of TEN snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.
Tony Pollard, Week 5 against HOU: 30 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Tony Pollard, Week 6 against IND: 35 of 46 snaps, 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Tony Pollard, Week 7 against CLE: 47 of 63 snaps, 25 carries for 129 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Tony Pollard, Week 8 against CIN: 63 of 77 snaps, 21 carries for 117 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Through Week 9, Quinshon Judkins played 52 percent of CLE snaps, took 59 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 43 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Quinshon Judkins, Week 9 against NO: 25 of 73 snaps, 15 carries for 43 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Tony Pollard played 17 games for TEN and scored 185.8 PPR points, 10.9 a game, finishing RB23.
He ran 242 times for 1082 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 41 targets for 206 yards.
He was on the field for 62 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 10 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Quinshon Judkins for Tony Pollard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 8 games), Quinshon Judkins 74 (10.5 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Tony Pollard. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
Should I drop Tony Pollard for Quinshon Judkins?
No. Keep Tony Pollard: he projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 8 games), Quinshon Judkins 74 (10.5 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Quinshon Judkins over Tony Pollard.
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