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Start Blake Corum or Alvin Kamara? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET.

Start Blake Corum over Alvin Kamara

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Blake Corum

RB · LAR · at WAS

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
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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
7.6
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB
19.4
8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
35%
Through Week 7
Target share
13%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Blake Corum?

Not on these numbers alone. Alvin Kamara projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 9 games) and Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Blake Corum over Alvin Kamara.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Blake Corum over Alvin Kamara in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Blake Corum at 9.2 points and Alvin Kamara at 7.6, a gap of 1.6. 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. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 7.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (8.2 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Blake Corum at ADP 128 and Alvin Kamara at 164.

What the market projects

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).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 8.2 and 7.1 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 7.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Blake Corum 1.6 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Alvin Kamara and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 19.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 20 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Alvin Kamara has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 7, Alvin Kamara played 35 percent of NO snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Alvin Kamara, Week 4 against ATL: 28 of 74 snaps, 7 carries for 23 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Alvin Kamara, Week 5 against MIN: 12 of 45 snaps, 3 carries for 12 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -6 yards.

Alvin Kamara, Week 6 against NYG: 19 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Alvin Kamara, Week 7 against PIT: 32 of 57 snaps, 6 carries for 5 yards, 7 targets and 7 catches for 57 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Alvin Kamara played 11 games for NO and scored 100.7 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing RB46.

He ran 131 times for 471 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 33 of 39 targets for 186 yards.

He was on the field for 63 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 Alvin Kamara for Blake Corum?

    Not on these numbers alone. Alvin Kamara projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 9 games) and Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Blake Corum over Alvin Kamara.

  • Should I drop Blake Corum for Alvin Kamara?

    Not on these numbers alone. Blake Corum projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games) and Alvin Kamara 64 (7.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Blake Corum over Alvin Kamara.

Week 9 on the board

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