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Start Bucky Irving or Blake Corum? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:41 PM ET.

Start Bucky Irving over Blake Corum

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CHI

Market projects
14.3
fantasy pts
CHI D vs RB
17.8
3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
47 of 100 at RB
Snap share
63%
Through Week 8
Target share
11%
Through Week 8
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Blake Corum

RB · LAR · at WAS

Market projects
13.6
fantasy pts
WAS D vs RB
19.5
9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
58 of 100 at RB
Snap share
30%
Through Week 8
Target share
5%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Blake Corum for Bucky Irving?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 103 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.9 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 70 (8.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bucky Irving over Blake Corum, 14.3 to 13.6 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Bucky Irving over Blake Corum in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 14.3 points and Blake Corum at 13.6, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 45 and Blake Corum at 128.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.3 fantasy points for Bucky Irving, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 64 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (14, 8, 8 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for Blake Corum, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 51 rushing yards and 0.6 touchdowns (13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Bucky Irving 0.6 points ahead of Blake Corum on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Bucky Irving and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 33 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, Blake Corum has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Bucky Irving played 63 percent of TB snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Bucky Irving, Week 7 against CAR: 37 of 63 snaps, 24 carries for 106 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 8 against ATL: 30 of 60 snaps, 27 carries for 170 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, 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.

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 Bucky Irving?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 103 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.9 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 70 (8.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bucky Irving over Blake Corum, 14.3 to 13.6 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Bucky Irving for Blake Corum?

    No. Keep Bucky Irving: he projects 103 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.9 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 70 (8.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bucky Irving over Blake Corum, 14.3 to 13.6 projected PPR points.

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