Cleveland Browns fantasy football

AFC North, 2026 record 5-3. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 9.

Week 9

at New Orleans Saints

Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average−6%
Allowed to RBs vs. average+16%
Allowed to WRs vs. average−7%
Allowed to TEs vs. average+7%

The Cleveland Browns are 5-3 in 2026, coming off a 6-27 loss at the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 8. In Week 9 they visit the New Orleans Saints (Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET). Deshaun Watson tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 12.3 half-PPR points (QB22). The backfield is split: Quinshon Judkins has 51% of the team's carries this season and Jaleel McLaughlin 6%. Denzel Boston leads the team with a 21% target share, followed by Harold Fannin Jr. at 21%. Quinshon Judkins is their highest-projected player this week at 12.4 half-PPR points. On this week's injury report: Deshaun Watson (questionable). Joe Royer and Raheim Sanders are on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 9. Shares are each player's portion of the team's carries and targets in 2026 games for the Cleveland Browns; last game is the most recent one played.

Quarterbacks

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	Deshaun WatsonQuestionable: Concussion	12.3	QB22	26%	20% car.
QB2	Shedeur Sanders	0.4	QB39	0%	0% car.
QB3	Dillon Gabriel	0.3	QB41	0%	0% car.
QB4	Taylen Green	–	–	0%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	Quinshon Judkins	12.4	RB13	51%	9%	73% car., 5% tgt.
RB2	Dylan Sampson	6.0	RB37	4%	4%	7% car., 20% tgt.
RB3	Jaleel McLaughlin	3.8	RB46	6%	2%	0% car., 0% tgt.
–	Michael Burton	–	–	0%	0%	0% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Denzel Boston	7.7	WR35	21%	28% tgt.
WR2	KC Concepcion	7.8	WR32	20%	10% tgt.
WR3	Jerry Jeudy	4.2	WR61	10%	3% tgt.
WR4	Tylan Wallace	1.0	WR104	1%	3% tgt.
WR5	Malachi Corley	0.8	WR107	0%	0% tgt.
WR6	Isaiah Bond	2.8	WR81	4%	0% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	Harold Fannin Jr.	10.0	TE7	21%	30% tgt.
TE2	Blake Whiteheart	1.3	TE67	2%	3% tgt.

Injured reserve: Joe Royer (TE), Raheim Sanders (RB)

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result or kickoff
1	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 10-34
2	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23-19
3	vs Carolina Panthers	W 21-18
4	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27-24
5	at New York Jets	L 12-17
6	vs Baltimore Ravens	W 13-10
7	at Tennessee Titans	W 27-24
8	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6-27
9	at New Orleans Saints	Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET
10	vs Houston Texans	Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 p.m. ET
11	Bye	–
12	vs Las Vegas Raiders	Sun, Nov 29, 1:00 p.m. ET
13	vs Cincinnati Bengals	Sun, Dec 6, 1:00 p.m. ET