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News: 6 days agoJudkins didn't play in Thursday's exhibition win over New England.

Spin: Judkins also missed the team's second preseason game due to an undisclosed injury, but he returned to practice this past Monday and seems to be past the issue. He ended up logging action in only the first of the Browns' exhibition contests, when he carried four times for nine yards. Judkins is the clear No. 1 RB for Cleveland and could be headed for a heavy workload on a team that may again deploy a shaky passing game.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Judkins is entering his second NFL season after a roller-coaster rookie campaign in which a solid 14-game stretch of action was bookended by missed time early because of an off-field issue and late because of a season-ending leg injury in Week 16. When on the field, Judkins handled a massive 71.4% share of Cleveland's designed rush attempts (16.4 per game). Though he was held to 3.6 yards per carry, he was dealing with a league-high 7.4 box defenders per attempt. He wasn't involved much as a receiver (2.6 targets per game), however, and was limited to 12.1 fantasy points per game (26th among RBs). The Cleveland offense has a new coach (Todd Monken) and quarterback questions remain, so while Judkins has a clear path to a big carry total, the 22-year-old might cap out as a midrange RB2 in 2026.