Quinshon Judkins: RB · Ohio State · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Quinshon Judkins
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Lane Kiffin and Ryan Day. All-Big Ten in 2024 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 173 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Marshall — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
38.1% of carries overall (194/509) → 25.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (34/136) — 41.2% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11 of 14 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (78.6%). 13 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (41.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 194 | 1,060 | 5.5 | 14 | 86 |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 271 | 1,158 | 4.3 | 15 | 40 |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 274 | 1,567 | 5.7 | 16 | 61 |
| Career | 739 | 3,785 | 5.1 | 45 | 86 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 22 | 161 | 7.3 | 2 | 21 |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 22 | 149 | 6.8 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 15 | 132 | 8.8 | 1 | 25 |
| Career | 59 | 442 | 7.5 | 5 | 25 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 16 games
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| 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@ No. 3 Oregon | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-17vs Nebraska | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13@ No. 3 Penn State | 14 | 95 | 6.8 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-0vs Purdue | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Northwestern | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 2 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs No. 5 Indiana | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13vs Michigan | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Bowl | W 42-17vs No. 7 Tennessee | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 2 | 8 | |
 Bowl | W 41-21vs No. 1 Oregon | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 0 | 18 | |
 Bowl | W 28-14vs No. 4 Texas | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 2 | 9 | |
 Bowl | W 34-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 2 | 70 | |
| Total | 194 | 1060 | 5.5 | 14 | 86 |
Bowl · 2024
W 34-23
vs Notre Dame · neutral site
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
45%147 carriesFumble rate
0.5%1 of 194 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.5 yds/carry on 194 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 16 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home9g | 65.7 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 57.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
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
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
46.5%
455 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
61.1
16 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #22 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Ole Miss and Ohio State, 3,785 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #36 overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lane Kiffin and Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Cleveland BrownsEntering 2nd NFL season
Cleveland BrownsEntering 2nd NFL season
