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Quinshon Judkins

Quinshon Judkins is a running back for the Cleveland Browns. Depth chart: RB1.

Scouting report

Quinshon Judkins: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Quinshon Judkins at a glance

Quinshon Judkins is a 22-year-old running back for the Cleveland Browns, listed at 6'0" and 221 pounds. The Cleveland Browns drafted Judkins 36th overall in the second round in 2025, out of Ohio State, and 2026 is Judkins's 2nd NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Judkins for 198.4 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB21 at the position and works out to 14.2 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Judkins has scored 16.8 PPR points, or 8.4 per game. That is 8.5% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Judkins would finish with about 143 points, behind the 198.4 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 9.8 points in Week 2 against TB, the RB24 finish that week. Judkins has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 0 of 2 games, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Judkins ranks in the 79th percentile in receptions, the 72nd percentile in receiving yards and the 31st percentile in rush yards. One of the 6 tracked categories sits at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 3rd percentile in yards per carry.

Career track record

2025 is the only completed season on record: Judkins finished as RB26 with 169.8 PPR points in 14 games. The totals so far read 881 rushing yards, 7 rushing touchdowns, 33 receptions and 215 receiving yards.

Quinshon Judkins by the numbers

Judkins has finished in the weekly top five at the position 1 time and finished in the top twelve 4 times. The career high is 26.4 PPR points, set in Week 7 of 2025 against MIA. The game log also shows 1 100-yard rushing game and 1 game with three or more touchdowns. In all, Judkins has reached 20 points in 2 games, 13% of career appearances.

Contract

Judkins is playing on a four-year, $11.4 million contract signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2025, an average of $2.9 million per year with $11.4 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
198.4
PPR / game
14.2

Quinshon Judkins fantasy outlook

Quinshon Judkins enters the 2026 season with CLE and ranks RB21 and #71 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 198.4 PPR points across 14.0 games, or 14.2 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a strong starter tier. The preseason depth chart lists Quinshon Judkins as RB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Quinshon Judkins produced 169.8 PPR points in 14 games (12.1 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 48%, with a 53% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main uncertainty is translating a limited NFL sample into a full-season role.

Week 3 projection

Quinshon Judkins is projected for 12.4 PPR points at home against CAR in week 3, with a likely range of 3.0 to 25.7.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 0.1 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
34.4
Dynasty
47.1
Superflex redraft
49.7
Superflex dynasty
60.2
TE premium dynasty
28.4

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026CLE2245407744016.8
2025CLE14230827736261710169.8

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