Who Should I Start? Justice Hill or Quinshon Judkins

Saturday, November 14, 5:45 PM

The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Mary Kay Cabot writes that there was "no smoke" surrounding Cleveland Browns running back Quinshon Judkins' decrease in snaps in last week's overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints, with running backs coach Duce Staley saying on Saturday that the 23-year-old's lower snap count against the Saints in Week 9 was "situational football." Judkins played a season-low 34% of the offensive snaps compared to Dylan Sampson's 64% snap share, with Judkins carrying the ball 15 times for 43 yards and catching one pass for two yards. Sampson had eight carries for 21 yards and three receptions for 27 yards. In Week 8, Judkins was also out-snapped by Sampson 39% to 56%, with Judkins touching the ball 13 times for 49 scrimmage yards, compared to seven touches and 69 scrimmage yards for Sampson. It is no secret that Sampson is going to remain involved in Cleveland's backfield, but Judkins should continue to garner most of the early-down carries, while Sampson operates more in a pass-catching role. Judkins is averaging only 3.3 yards per carry, though, and has been under 3.0 yards per carry in each of the last two weeks, making him more of a low-upside RB3/flex play in a not-so-great Week 10 matchup on Sunday against the visiting Houston Texans, who have a solid defense.