Quinshon Judkins

Former running back at Ohio State. 2024: 1,060 rushing yards, 14 rushing TD, 22 catches.

RB · Ohio State · Jr. · #1

6′0″ · 219 lb · Pike Road, AL

CFB Index 77 · #22 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceCleveland — drafted 2025, Rd 2, Pick 4, #36 overall

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 562 nationally · Signed with Ole Miss

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Ohio State. 2024: 1,060 rushing yards, 14 rushing TD, 22 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2022.
Transferred from Ole Miss to Ohio State in 2024.
Drafted round 2 by the Cleveland in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Ohio State, 3,785 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #36 overall by Cleveland.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

202213 games

Signed with Ole Miss3-star out of Pike Road
All-SECfirst
SEC Freshman of the Yearwinner

202313 games

All-SECfirst

202416 games

Entered the portal
All-Big Tenthird

2025

Drafted by Clevelandround 2, pick 36

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#562 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #36

Cleveland · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

6 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

1 coach

2022–2024

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ClevelandEntering 2nd NFL season

#36Rd 2 · Pick 4

ClevelandEntering 2nd NFL season

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2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning

2024Ohio State14-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

77All-Conference level #22 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long run (97th percentile). Strength: rush tds (94th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#90 / 442 · 80th pct

7.2%

Explosive rate#103 / 442 · 76th pct

9.2%

Yards / carry#115 / 442 · 74th pct

5.9

EPA / carry#136 / 442 · 69th pct

0.25

Success rate#220 / 442 · 50th pct

44.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#9 / 335 · 97th pct

Rush TDs#18 / 335 · 94th pct

Carries#35 / 335 · 90th pct

194

Rush yards#37 / 335 · 89th pct

1060

Receptions#57 / 330 · 82nd pct

Rec yards#76 / 330 · 77th pct

161

Yards / carry#94 / 335 · 71st pct

5.5

Fumbles lost#55 / 204 · 49th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

33rd → 69th percentile

Success rate

38th → 50th percentile

Explosive rate

32nd → 76th percentile

Yards / carry

22nd → 74th percentile

TD rate

73rd → 80th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

195 carries

13%

Stuffed (≤0)

38%

Grind (1–3)

34%

Chunk (4–9)

14%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 16 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home9g	65.7	5.6	0.8
Road7g	67.0	5.3	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-710g	74.6	6.3	1.2
Weeks 8+6g	52.3	4.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

77 · #22 of 310 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #22 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Ohio State	194	1,060	5.5	14	--
2023	Ole Miss	271	1,158	4.3	15	--
2022	Ole Miss	274	1,567	5.7	16	--
Career		739	3,785	5.1	45	--

Season	Team
2024	Ohio State	22	161	7.3	2	--
2023	Ole Miss	22	149	6.8	2	--
2022	Ole Miss	15	132	8.8	1	--
Career		59	442	7.5	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2024

W 41–21

at Oregon

85 rush yds (17 car)

With W. Howard — 319 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.7 · -3 rush yds (5 car) · J. McGuire — 40 AVG · 47 LONG · 5 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 4 · Marshall · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +6.66Q.Judkins rushed for 86 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
Week 1 · Notre Dame · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +4.90Quinshon Judkins run for 70 yds to the ND 5 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Indiana · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA -4.20Quinshon Judkins run for no gain to the IU 2
Week 2 · Western Michigan · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.87Quinshon Judkins run for 80 yds Ohio State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Bryson Rodgers) to the OSU 23
Week 2 · Western Michigan · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.08Quinshon Judkins run for 23 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 2 · Western Michigan · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +3.05Quinshon Judkins run for 23 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 1 · Texas · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Quinshon Judkins 9 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick)
Week 1 · Notre Dame · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Quinshon Judkins run for 1 yd for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 9 · Nebraska · 1&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Will Howard pass complete to Quinshon Judkins for 9 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 1 · Notre Dame · 1&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.42Quinshon Judkins run for 9 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 16 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 52-6vs Akron	13	55	4.2	1	13
Wk 2	W 56-0vs Western Michigan	9	108	12.0	2	23
Wk 4	W 49-14vs Marshall	14	173	12.4	2	86	Season-high 173 yds
Wk 5	W 38-7@ Michigan State	11	54	4.9	0	18
Wk 6	W 35-7vs Iowa	13	78	6.0	0	21
Wk 7	L 31-32@ Oregon	11	23	2.1	1	6
Wk 9	W 21-17vs Nebraska	10	29	2.9	0	7
Wk 10	W 20-13@ Penn State	14	95	6.8	0	22
Wk 11	W 45-0vs Purdue	11	32	2.9	0	15
Wk 12	W 31-7@ Northwestern	15	76	5.1	2	17
Wk 13	W 38-15vs Indiana	14	36	2.6	0	8
Wk 14	L 10-13vs Michigan	12	46	3.8	0	17
Bowl	W 42-17vs Tennessee	10	34	3.4	2	8
Bowl	W 41-21@ Oregon	17	85	5.0	0	18
Bowl	W 28-14@ Texas	9	36	4.0	2	9
Bowl	W 34-23@ Notre Dame	11	100	9.1	2	70
Total		194	1060	5.5	14	86