How Much is Browns’ Quinshon Judkins Worth in Fantasy Trade After 3 TDs vs. Dolphins?

Quinshon Judkins had himself a day on Sunday, rushing for 84 yards and three touchdowns in the Cleveland Browns’ 31-6 blowout win over the Miami Dolphins.

So after that sort of performance, how much should you be asking for—or offering—in a trade involving Judkins?

Despite the huge performance, you probably still want to consider Judkins to be in the RB2 tier at the position. In PPR leagues, he isn’t going to benefit you much in the passing game (nine receptions through six games), for starters, and Cleveland’s offense in general has been pretty rough outside of Sunday’s outburst.

That risks a fair amount of games in which the Browns fall behind and game script calls for a heavier passing attack in a comeback attempt.

There’s also the fact that despite Sunday’s scoring trifecta, Judkins had just two touchdowns in his first five games. Banking on him scoring multiple touchdowns per week is unrealistic.

The above factors limit Judkins’ upside just enough to keep him outside of the elite options at the position and in more of an RB2 tier from a value perspective. But there is plenty to like here.

For starters, Judkins has rushed for 80 or more yards in four of his six NFL games and has found the end zone five times. More importantly, he’s getting a lot of usage—he was given 25 carries on Sunday, while Jerome Ford and Dylan Sampson combined for just four carries against the Dolphins. There is a clear hierarchy in place.

Judkins now has 18 or more carries in four of his six games. If you are paying a hefty price for a running back who offers a limited impact in the passing game, you want them getting a consistently heavy workload and getting the goal-line work. That appears to be the case here.

It’s also promising to see the burst Judkins showed on his 46-yard touchdown run. It’s obvious he has talent.

It’s just not quite enough to pay top-tier prices. Likewise, he’s not really a sell-high candidate either—he should continue to produce. When evaluating what types of offers to accept or to make, consider him a low-end RB1 in deeper leagues or a high-end RB2 otherwise.

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