Start Blake Corum or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 6:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Blake Corum

- Market projects
- 9.3
- recent weeks avg
- BUF D vs RB
- 27.3
- 3rd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 25%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 9.2
- recent weeks avg
- WAS D vs RB
- 19.0
- 7th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 30%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 5%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Blake Corum for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Blake Corum.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Blake Corum in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Aaron Jones Sr. at 9.3 points and Blake Corum at 9.2, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.3 and 7.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Blake Corum this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (9.4, 8.5 and 9.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Aaron Jones Sr. at ADP 110 and Blake Corum at 128.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 7.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Blake Corum yet. His market-based projections were 9.5, 8.5 and 9.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 0.7 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts Aaron Jones Sr. 0.1 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BUF allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 83 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 47 more yards.
Blake Corum and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
WAS allowed 19.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 78 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against WAS and caught passes for 36 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 9
Through Week 8, Aaron Jones Sr. played 25 percent of MIN snaps, took 30 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 7 against IND: 15 of 59 snaps, 8 carries for 26 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 8 against DET: 5 carries for 22 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.
Through Week 8, Blake Corum played 30 percent of LAR snaps, took 37 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Blake Corum, Week 7 against LV: 32 of 72 snaps, 17 carries for 93 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.
Blake Corum, Week 8 against LAC: 11 carries for 73 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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.
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 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Blake Corum.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Blake Corum?
No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Blake Corum.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr.?
Week 9 on the board
- Is Blake Corum playing Week 9?
- Is Aaron Jones Sr. playing Week 9?
- Rams depth chart
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- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
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- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
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