QuinshonJudkins

News: 6 days agoJudkins carried the ball 15 times for 43 yards and caught his only target for two yards in Sunday's 23-22 overtime loss to the Saints.

Spin: The Browns' running game once again struggled, with the team averaging just 2.8 yards per carry overall, and Judkins' longest gain went for only 12 yards. Dylan Sampson saw a season-high 11 touches to Judkins' 16, and the backfield could be drifting toward a timeshare as coach Todd Monken looks for solutions. Judkins has topped 70 rushing yards in a game just once all season, and he seems unlikely to break out in a Week 10 meeting with the Texans.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Judkins is entering his second NFL season after a roller-coaster rookie campaign in which a solid 14-game stretch of action was bookended by missed time early because of an off-field issue and late because of a season-ending leg injury in Week 16. When on the field, Judkins handled a massive 71.4% share of Cleveland's designed rush attempts (16.4 per game). Though he was held to 3.6 yards per carry, he was dealing with a league-high 7.4 box defenders per attempt. He wasn't involved much as a receiver (2.6 targets per game), however, and was limited to 12.1 fantasy points per game (26th among RBs). The Cleveland offense has a new coach (Todd Monken) and quarterback questions remain, so while Judkins has a clear path to a big carry total, the 22-year-old might cap out as a midrange RB2 in 2026.