

The Cleveland Browns selected Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins with the No. 36 pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Judkins led the Buckeyes in rushing yards (1,060) and rushing touchdowns (14) last season as a junior, sharing carries in the backfield with TreVeyon Henderson, and added 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns through the air.
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He played in all 16 games for an Ohio State team that won the national championship and scored seven of his 16 total touchdowns during the postseason run. He had two rushing touchdowns in both the first-round win over Tennessee and the Cotton Bowl victory over Texas, then led the way with 100 rushing yards and three total touchdowns in the championship game victory over Notre Dame.
Judkins played his first two seasons at Ole Miss, where he was a freshman All-American selection, first-team All-SEC selection and the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2022 after leading the conference in rushing yards (1,567) and rushing touchdowns (16). He led the conference in rushing touchdowns (15) again as a sophomore on the way to another first-team All-SEC selection.
In 42 career college games, Judkins rushed for 3,785 yards and 45 touchdowns and added 442 yards and five touchdowns through the air. He played in every game and topped 1,000 rushing yards in each year. He rushed for 100 yards or more 17 times in his career, had 30 games with a touchdown and had 17 multi-touchdown performances.
‘The Beast’ breakdown
Judkins ranked No. 60 in Dane Brugler’s top 300 big board. Here’s what Brugler had to say about him in his annual NFL Draft guide:
“Judkins has quick eyes and footwork to react to the blocking geometry, although he often runs like he is starving and must balance his aggressive style with improved patience before attacking the line of scrimmage. His best traits are his play strength and the run toughness to drop his pads, barrel through heavy contact and come out the other side. Overall, Judkins isn’t as dynamic as other backs in this class, but he is an ‘attitude’ runner with the quickness, vision and violence to be a productive lead option in an NFL backfield. He can help secure his spot on the depth chart by taking his passing-down responsibilities from serviceable to above average.”
This 86-yard TD run by Quinshon Judkins is tied for the third-largest run in @OhioStateFB history 😳#B1GFootball pic.twitter.com/wg1erOufQr
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 21, 2024
THE HAT TRICK FOR QUINSHON JUDKINS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/LNZRnbA7w3
— ESPN (@espn) January 21, 2025
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