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Week7 · 2026
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Updated Sat 24 Oct, 8:19 PM ET

Bench
RBCIN

Tahj Brooks

Cincinnati Bengals

@ Baltimore RavensSun 1:00 PM ET

Projected
0.4pts
Week rank
RB97
Started
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Range this weekNuvela estimate

Floor 0.2Ceiling 0.6

RBCIN @ BALRB970.4 projected (0.2–0.6)PPR

Should I start Tahj Brooks in Week 7?

Sit Tahj Brooks in Week 7.

Brooks projects 0.4 PPR points to Quinshon Judkins’s 10.9.

Measured against the RB24 start line: Quinshon Judkins, RB24 at 10.9 projected PPR points, the last running back inside it.

ConfidenceHighStart · 10.5 pts · The two projections come from different sources; one is a Nuvela estimate

Edge

Quinshon Judkins projects 10.5 more than Tahj Brooks.

Why

His lines put him at 0.43 touchdowns, above his usual 0.20.

What flips it

Only news flips this: an injury tag on Quinshon Judkins or a bigger role for Tahj Brooks.

Why Tahj Brooks

Sit Tahj Brooks, 10.5 pts behind Quinshon Judkins.

Working for Brooks: Room to bounce back.

Working against Brooks: Smaller role expected, Committee back (0% of touches), Tough matchup (D+ vs RB · 2026, 6 gm).

Matchup

Tahj Brooks (CIN) faces BAL, kickoff Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated tough. His team projects 24.8 points. His team is expected to lead.

Recent form

Tahj Brooks's last 5 games: PPR points Wk 1 · 0.0, Wk 2 · 0.0, Wk 3 · 0.0, Wk 4 · 0.0, Wk 5 · 0.0 (oldest to newest).

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Stats behind the call

Each of Brooks’s figures beside the RB24 start line. Blue means he’s ahead of it.

StatBrooksBench@ BALRB24 lineJudkins · @ TEN
Scoring
ProjectionBrooks: 0.4Judkins: 10.9
TD pointsof the projectionBrooks: Our estimateJudkins: 2.6
Expected TDsthis weekBrooks: Our estimateJudkins: 0.43
Projected team pointsBrooks: 24.8 (ahead of the line)Judkins: 19.5
Goal line carriesper gameBrooks: 0.0Judkins: 0.6
Red zone carriesper gameBrooks: 0.0Judkins: 1.8
Red zone targetsper gameBrooks: 0.0Judkins: 0.8
Range
Last 5 games PPR pointsRB24 line 10.9Avg 0.0Tahj Brooks’s last 5 games in PPR points, oldest to newest: Week 1, 0.0; Week 2, 0.0; Week 3, 0.0; Week 4, 0.0; Week 5, 0.0. Week 7 projection 0.4. The RB24 start line is 10.9.
FloorBrooks: 0.2Judkins: 7.1
CeilingBrooks: 0.6Judkins: 15.8
Points from TDssteadier when lowerBrooks: 0 ptsJudkins: 11%
Big weeks (20+ pts)Brooks: 0%Judkins: 20%
Dud weeks (under 8 pts)lower is betterBrooks: 100%Judkins: 20%
SteadinessBrooks: Avg 0 or belowJudkins: Steady±5.9 pts · 5 games

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