Quinshon Judkins vs. Zay Flowers: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Too close to call: Quinshon Judkins (12.9) and Zay Flowers (12.8) project within 0.1 PPR points of each other in Week 9, and Quinshon Judkins faces the 1st-softest defense against RBs.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Quinshon Judkins vs. Zay Flowers: Week 9 side by side

Quinshon Judkins
RB · CLE
Zay Flowers
WR · BAL
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)12.912.8
Floor (lowest source)11.311.3
Ceiling (highest source)14.113.9
StatChasers projection13.7 (RB19)11.3 (WR30)
Opponentvs NOvs JAX
Opponent vs. position1st-softest (30.0 pts/g allowed)6th-softest (36.9 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage63% carry share (last 3)30% target share (last 3)
PositionRBWR
Our callSTART · RB2START · WR3

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Quinshon Judkins vs. Zay Flowers Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Quinshon Judkins or Zay Flowers in Week 9?

It is a coin flip. Quinshon Judkins projects for 12.9 PPR points and Zay Flowers for 12.8, within 0.1 of each other.

Break the tie with the floor if you are favored this week, and with the ceiling if you need a big game to win.

Quinshon Judkins vs. Zay Flowers: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

They are projected almost level: 12.9 PPR points for Quinshon Judkins and 12.8 for Zay Flowers.

The sources range from 11.3 to 14.1 for Judkins and from 11.3 to 13.9 for Flowers. Either result is well inside both ranges.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Quinshon Judkins or Zay Flowers?

They share the same floor, 11.3 PPR points.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Quinshon Judkins or Zay Flowers?

Quinshon Judkins has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Judkins at 14.1 PPR points, against 13.9 for Zay Flowers.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Quinshon Judkins or Zay Flowers?

Quinshon Judkins plays NO and Zay Flowers plays JAX in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Judkins faces the 1st-softest defense against RBs and Flowers faces the 6th-softest defense against WRs, so Quinshon Judkins 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.

Who gets more volume, Quinshon Judkins or Zay Flowers?

Over his recent games Quinshon Judkins has drawn 63% of his team's carries, and Zay Flowers 30% of his team's targets.

Does PPR scoring change Quinshon Judkins vs. Zay Flowers?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Zay Flowers.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Quinshon Judkins and Zay Flowers playing in Week 9?

Neither Quinshon Judkins nor Zay Flowers has an injury designation for Week 9.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Quinshon Judkins and Zay Flowers projections come from?

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 Zay Flowers by 6.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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