Start Aaron Jones Sr. or Blake Corum? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 12:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Blake Corum

Start

Aaron Jones Sr.

RB · MIN · vs IND

Market projects: 11.5; fantasy pts
IND D vs RB: 23.9; 6th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at RB

Sit

Blake Corum

RB · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 8.7; fantasy pts
LV D vs RB: 23.7; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 27%; Through Week 6
Target share: 5%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Blake Corum for Aaron Jones Sr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Blake Corum, 11.5 to 8.7 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Blake Corum in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Aaron Jones Sr. at 11.5 points and Blake Corum at 8.7, a gap of 2.8. Drafters take Aaron Jones Sr. at ADP 110 and Blake Corum at 128.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.5 fantasy points for Aaron Jones Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Aaron Jones Sr. is 41 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (8, 8, 8 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.7 fantasy points for Blake Corum, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 36 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 8, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Aaron Jones Sr. 2.8 points ahead of Blake Corum on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 23.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 45 more yards.

Blake Corum and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LV and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Aaron Jones Sr. is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Blake Corum played 27 percent of LAR snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Blake Corum, Week 3 against DEN: 25 of 86 snaps, 6 carries for 15 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 0 yards.

Blake Corum, Week 4 against PHI: 13 of 84 snaps, 5 carries for 14 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Blake Corum, Week 5 against BUF: 22 of 82 snaps, 5 carries for 19 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 53 yards, 1 touchdown.

Blake Corum, Week 6 against ARI: 16 of 58 snaps, 9 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games for MIN and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.

He ran 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 35 of 54 snaps, 18 carries for 53 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 39 of 61 snaps, 21 carries for 85 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 15 of 2025 against DAL: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 34 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 9.5 PPR points.

In 2025, Blake Corum played 17 games for LAR and scored 122.2 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB40.

He ran 145 times for 746 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 14 targets for 36 yards.

He was on the field for 29 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Blake Corum for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Blake Corum, 11.5 to 8.7 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Blake Corum?
No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Blake Corum, 11.5 to 8.7 projected PPR points.