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Start Blake Corum or Derrick Henry? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 9:36 AM ET.

Start Derrick Henry over Blake Corum

Henry projects lower, 12.6 to 13.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 15 for Henry, 128 for Corum.

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Derrick Henry

RB · BAL · vs JAX

Market projects
12.6
fantasy pts
JAX D vs RB
16.8
fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
24 of 100 at RB
Snap share
56%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8
Sit

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

Should I drop Blake Corum for Derrick Henry?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Derrick Henry projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Derrick Henry over Blake Corum.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Derrick Henry over Blake Corum in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Derrick Henry at 12.6 points and Blake Corum at 13.4, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Derrick Henry still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 15 against 128, 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.

What the market projects

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).

Player markets imply 12.6 fantasy points for Derrick Henry, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Derrick Henry is 70 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (13, 13, 13 and 14 market sources).

That puts Blake Corum 0.8 points ahead of Derrick Henry on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Derrick Henry and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

JAX allowed 16.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 58 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 36 more yards.

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

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Derrick Henry is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Derrick Henry played 56 percent of BAL snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 51 percent of the red zone chances.

Derrick Henry, Week 5 against ATL: 42 of 76 snaps, 24 carries for 102 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Derrick Henry, Week 6 against CLE: 33 of 57 snaps, 17 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Derrick Henry, Week 7 against CIN: 34 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Derrick Henry, Week 8 against BUF: 23 of 51 snaps, 11 carries for 53 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Derrick Henry played 17 games for BAL and scored 279.5 PPR points, 16.4 a game, finishing RB8.

He ran 307 times for 1595 yards and 16 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 21 targets for 150 yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Derrick Henry?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Derrick Henry projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Derrick Henry over Blake Corum.

  • Should I drop Derrick Henry for Blake Corum?

    No. Keep Derrick Henry: he projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Derrick Henry over Blake Corum.

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