Start Blake Corum or Bucky Irving? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bucky Irving over Blake Corum

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 16.0; fantasy pts
CAR D vs RB: 25.7; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 75 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Blake Corum

RB · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 8.4; 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 Bucky Irving?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.7 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Blake Corum, 16.0 to 8.4 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bucky Irving over Blake Corum in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 16.0 points and Blake Corum at 8.4, a gap of 7.5. Bucky Irving'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. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 45 and Blake Corum at 128. Market coverage on Bucky Irving is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Blake Corum, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 38 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (6, 5, 6 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.0 fantasy points for Bucky Irving, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 67 rushing yards and 0.6 touchdowns (6 and 9 market sources).

That puts Bucky Irving 7.5 points ahead of Blake Corum on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Bucky Irving and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 25.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 34 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving 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.

Through Week 6, Bucky Irving played 65 percent of TB snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 3 against MIN: 36 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 63 of 74 snaps, 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 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, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Bucky Irving?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.7 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Blake Corum, 16.0 to 8.4 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bucky Irving for Blake Corum?
No. Keep Bucky Irving: he projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.7 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Blake Corum, 16.0 to 8.4 projected PPR points.