Quinshon Judkins

NFL player. Position: RB. Team: CLE.

Quick Facts

Position: RB
Team: CLE (Cleveland Browns)
Bye week (2026): 11
FantasyPros PPR rank (pulled 2026-05-21): 63

2026 Outlook

Cleveland has the easiest 2026 NFL schedule by opponent 2025 win% (0.429 vs Cleveland's own 0.484). New HC Todd Monken arrives, the OL has been rebuilt, and the schedule swap (NFC South in 2026 vs NFC North in 2025) is a real boost. The catch: Cleveland was 30th in red-zone trips in 2025 — Judkins is a TD-dependent ground/red-zone back, so the team has to actually score for him to hit his ceiling. In 2025 his FPG dropped by 3.6 in games Cleveland lost by 14+, which was about half of them.

Monken's offseason moves directly support Judkins' upside. After investing heavily in the passing game with first-round WR KC Concepcion and second-round WR Denzel Boston—added to an already-strong group featuring Jerry Jeudy and Harold Fannin Jr.—the Browns' passing attack should command defensive attention and open running lanes for Judkins. The defensive commitment and improved O-line should help Cleveland score more efficiently and get Judkins into the end zone more often than the 2025 campaign (per 2026 NFL Preview: Which 10 Players Are Most Likely To Benefit From Coaching Change?).

Role / Depth Chart

Browns RB1; primary ground role with red-zone work, limited passing-down usage.

Injury Status

Healthy.

Recent News

2026-04-29 — Revisiting most impactful draft-day trade for 32 NFL teams (Revisiting most impactful draft-day trade for 32 NFL teams)
2026-05-28 — 2026 NFL Preview: Which 10 Players Are Most Likely To Benefit From Coaching Change? (2026 NFL Preview: Which 10 Players Are Most Likely To Benefit From Coaching Change?)
2026-05-27 — Denzel Boston just affirmed the one big change Browns fans will notice in 2026 (Denzel Boston just affirmed the one big change Browns fans will notice in 2026)
2026-05-27 — Cleveland Browns organized team activity in Berea (Cleveland Browns organized team activity in Berea)
2026-05-24 — Field Yates' fantasy football PPR rankings: Top 160 for 2026 (Field Yates' fantasy football PPR rankings: Top 160 for 2026)
2026-05-13 — 16 Players Experts Target or Avoid (2026 Fantasy Football) (16 Players Experts Target or Avoid (2026 Fantasy Football))
2026-05-30 — Hero RB Fantasy Football Draft Strategy & Targets (2026) (Hero RB Fantasy Football Draft Strategy & Targets (2026))
2026-05-31 — Best Running Backs for Fantasy Football 2026 (Best Running Backs for Fantasy Football 2026)
2026-03-19 — Underdog Best Ball Strategy For The 2026 Big Board Pre-Draft Contest (Underdog Best Ball Strategy For The 2026 Big Board Pre-Draft Contest)
2026-02-23 — Full list of 2026 NFL coordinator grades: Evaluating every OC and DC hire this offseason (Full list of 2026 NFL coordinator grades: Evaluating every OC and DC hire this offseason)

Open Questions

(scoped to this player — pulled from Fantasy Football Open Questions)

Sources

Yahoo 2026 NFL schedule fantasy winners and losers