Judkins finished as the RB41 for Week 9 so far, running 15 times for 43 yards and catching his only target for 2 yards. He averaged just 2.9 yards per carry against a Saints defense that allows the most fantasy points to RBs. Dylan Sampson out-snapped him 47 to 25 and out-routed him 30 to 6. That’s the second straight week Sampson has led the backfield in snaps. Judkins still led the team in carries and handled 3 of 5 goal-line snaps.
2026 Fantasy Football Impact
Judkins’ role is shrinking. He came in with a 62.0% carry share (RB15) and 14.4 carries per game (RB19), but he’s been underperforming his expected fantasy points by 1.8 per game. He finished as the RB32 in Week 8 with 11 carries for 25 yards. Since Sampson returned in Week 7, Judkins has just 4 catches. Sampson also took 11 of 12 third-down snaps and all 9 in the two-minute drill.
Week 10 brings Houston, which allows the 13th-most fantasy points to RBs (21.9 per game) and ranks 16th in our Run Defense Power rankings. After the Week 11 bye, the Browns host the Raiders. They allow the 4th-most points to RBs (25.9) and rank 29th in Run Defense Power, with the league’s worst rush defense DVOA (11.4%). Judkins is a TD-dependent RB3 in Week 10, but the Raiders matchup gives him RB2 appeal in Week 12. Sampson is the better bet when Cleveland is an underdog.
