Overview
- New England enters Week 8 allowing about 77 rushing yards per game and roughly 3.4 yards per carry, with no individual opponent reaching 50 rushing yards in seven games.
- Judkins leads all rookies with 467 rushing yards, five touchdowns and 29 rushing first downs, and he is coming off a three-touchdown outing that included wildcat snaps.
- Defenses load up against Judkins, who faces eight-man boxes on 46.79% of his carries, the second-highest rate among NFL running backs per Next Gen Stats.
- Cleveland’s run blocking ranks 21st by PFF, yet Judkins has been most efficient behind left guard Joel Bitonio, producing his best yards per carry and after-contact gains on limited attempts in that direction.
- Judkins reinforced his long-term commitment to the franchise, saying Cleveland feels like home and expressing a desire to spend his entire career with the Browns.