Start Braelon Allen or Blake Corum? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 28, 1:13 PM ET: Braelon Allen: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Corum projects lower, 13.4 to 15.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 128 for Corum, 180 for Allen.

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Blake Corum

RB · LAR · at WAS

Market projects: 13.4; fantasy pts
WAS D vs RB: 19.5; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 55 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 30%; Through Week 8
Target share: 5%; Through Week 8

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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · at KC

Market projects: 15.4; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 19.8; 10th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 62 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 8
Target share: 10%; Through Week 8

Should I drop Braelon Allen for Blake Corum?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Blake Corum over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Blake Corum over Braelon Allen in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Blake Corum at 13.4 points and Braelon Allen at 15.4, a gap of 2.0. Blake Corum still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 128 against 180, and that outweighs a gap this size. Blake Corum's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 15.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (13.8, 15.7 and 16.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Market coverage on Blake Corum is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 13.8, 15.7 and 16.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Braelon Allen is 0.6 touchdowns (3 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.4 fantasy points for Blake Corum, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 50 rushing yards and 0.6 touchdowns (9 and 10 market sources).

That puts Braelon Allen 2.0 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Braelon Allen and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 69 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 42 more yards.

Blake Corum and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against WAS and caught passes for 36 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Braelon Allen played 66 percent of NYJ snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 32 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 7 against MIA: 46 of 59 snaps, 17 carries for 104 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 30 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 8 against LV: 53 of 64 snaps, 21 carries for 147 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

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: 17 of 54 snaps, 11 carries for 73 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Braelon Allen for Blake Corum?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Blake Corum over Braelon Allen.
Should I drop Blake Corum for Braelon Allen?
No. Keep Blake Corum: he projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Blake Corum over Braelon Allen.

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