Start Blake Corum or David Montgomery? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 8:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start David Montgomery over Blake Corum

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David Montgomery

RB · HOU · vs NYG · Questionable

Market projects: 10.0; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB: 21.6; 15th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 50 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 5
Target share: 4%; Through Week 5

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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 David Montgomery?

Yes, on the rest of the season. David Montgomery projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts David Montgomery over Blake Corum. David Montgomery is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start David Montgomery over Blake Corum in Week 7.

Market-based projections have David Montgomery at 10.0 points and Blake Corum at 8.4, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for David Montgomery this week yet, so his 10.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.2 and 9.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take David Montgomery at ADP 52 and Blake Corum at 128.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for David Montgomery yet. His market-based projections were 10.2 and 9.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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).

That puts David Montgomery 1.6 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

David Montgomery and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 21.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 108 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 22 more yards.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Blake Corum has the softer matchup.

Injury status

David Montgomery is listed as questionable with a groin injury.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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 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 David Montgomery?
Yes, on the rest of the season. David Montgomery projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts David Montgomery over Blake Corum. David Montgomery is listed questionable.
Should I drop David Montgomery for Blake Corum?
No. Keep David Montgomery: he projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts David Montgomery over Blake Corum. David Montgomery is listed questionable.