The highly touted Cleveland Browns 2025 NFL draft class has had only two standouts on the offensive side of the ball, with hope coming from RB Dylan Sampson. There is still a chance that QB Shedeur Sanders could help put the class over the top, but the inconsistency means the team is more likely to draft a quarterback at the top of the 2026 NFL draft than to roll with him moving forward.
While TE Harold Fannin Jr. has only increased his production as the season has gone on, RB Quinshon Judkins has been the victim of bad offensive line play and the lack of concern defenses have for the Browns passing attack. His raw numbers (805 yards, 7 TDs) are good for a rookie, but his yards per attempt average is down to 3.6 and his game logs show a problematic trend:
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Week 6: 12 carries, 36 yards
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Week 8: 9 carries, 19 yards
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Week 11: 17 carries, 59 yards
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Week 12: 16 carries, 47 yards (the lone victory in this group of games)
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Week 14: 14 carries, 26 yards
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Week 15: 12 carries, 21 yards
The three weeks skipped in those game logs combine for 70 carries and 250 yards, still a 3.5 yards per carry average.
The advanced data is even more staggering:
At one point, Judkins was squarely in the conversation for Offensive Rookie of the Year. Now, he’s been passed by Fannin and former Ohio State Buckeyes teammate TreVeyon Henderson in the award’s odds. Seventh-round pick RB Kyle Monangai has the same odds as Judkins.
One of the best parts of football is how 11 guys work together and impact each other. It is also why evaluating individual players sometimes is really difficult and nuanced. Is Judkins on track to be the next Nick Chubb? Maybe, but the play of those around him on offense makes it very difficult to know for sure.
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Browns fans have been arguing about whether the team should draft a quarterback or focus on building around him on the offensive line and receiver groups. For Judkins’ sake, hopefully the answer is all of the above, or Sanders turns out to be great in the last three games of the season.
Are you surprised by the numbers above? How do you evaluate Judkins’ performances given the struggles around him?
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