Start Blake Corum or David Montgomery? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Blake Corum over David Montgomery in Week 6.

David Montgomery is listed doubtful on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Blake Corum.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for Blake Corum, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 43 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 37% chance to score a touchdown (13, 7, 8 and 13 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for David Montgomery yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 10.2 and 9.8 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

That puts David Montgomery 1.2 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

David Montgomery is listed as doubtful with a groin injury.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Blake Corum played 27 percent of LAR snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Blake Corum, Week 2 against NYG: 28 of 62 snaps, 12 carries for 79 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 yards.

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.

Through Week 5, David Montgomery played 46 percent of HOU snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

David Montgomery, Week 2 against CIN: 42 of 80 snaps, 6 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

David Montgomery, Week 3 against IND: 34 of 54 snaps, 11 carries for 33 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

David Montgomery, Week 4 against DAL: 31 of 55 snaps, 10 carries for 24 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

David Montgomery, Week 5 against TEN: 9 of 66 snaps, 5 carries for 11 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, David Montgomery played 17 games for DET and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He ran 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 37 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Alvin Kamara over Blake Corum.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Blake Corum.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Blake Corum.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over David Montgomery.
• Start Bucky Irving over David Montgomery.
• Start Jeremiyah Love over David Montgomery.