Start Quinshon Judkins. Judkins is projected for 11.2 PPR points vs 8.3 for Tyler Allgeier, and faces the 12th-toughest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Quinshon Judkins RB · CLE | Tyler Allgeier RB · ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 11.2 | 8.3 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 10.2 | 6.3 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 12.6 | 11.5 |
| StatChasers projection | 10.7 (RB27) | 11.5 (RB25) |
| Opponent | vs PIT | vs DAL |
| Opponent vs. position | 12th-toughest (20.2 pts/g allowed) | 7th-softest (24.6 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 61% carry share (last 3) | 38% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | FLEX · Flex |
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Start Quinshon Judkins. Judkins projects for 11.2 PPR points vs PIT, against 8.3 for Tyler Allgeier vs DAL: a 2.9-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Quinshon Judkins is projected to score more: 11.2 PPR points to 8.3 for Tyler Allgeier.
The sources range from 10.2 to 12.6 for Judkins and from 6.3 to 11.5 for Allgeier. The ranges overlap, so Allgeier outscoring Judkins is a realistic result.
Quinshon Judkins is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Judkins at 10.2 PPR points, against 6.3 for Tyler Allgeier.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Quinshon Judkins has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Judkins at 12.6 PPR points, against 11.5 for Tyler Allgeier.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Quinshon Judkins plays PIT and Tyler Allgeier plays DAL in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Judkins faces the 12th-toughest defense against RBs and Allgeier faces the 7th-softest defense against RBs, so Tyler Allgeier has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games Quinshon Judkins has drawn 61% of his team's carries, and Tyler Allgeier 38% of his team's carries.
Quinshon Judkins has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Quinshon Judkins nor Tyler Allgeier has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Quinshon Judkins is projected by 6 of them and Tyler Allgeier by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.