Start Emanuel Wilson or Blake Corum? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 7:42 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Emanuel Wilson over Blake Corum

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Emanuel Wilson

RB · SEA · vs CHI

Market projects: 12.5; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB: 18.6; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 83 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 7
Target share: 4%; Through Week 7

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Blake Corum

RB · LAR · vs LAC

Market projects: 8.0; recent weeks avg
LAC D vs RB: 23.5; 9th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 88 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 30%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Blake Corum for Emanuel Wilson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Blake Corum.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Emanuel Wilson over Blake Corum in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Emanuel Wilson at 12.5 points and Blake Corum at 8.0, a gap of 4.5. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 12.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.2, 12.7 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Blake Corum this week yet, so his 8.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.1, 9.4 and 8.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 14.2, 12.7 and 10.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Emanuel Wilson is 0.8 touchdowns (3 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Blake Corum yet. His market-based projections were 6.1, 9.5 and 8.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 0-1 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Emanuel Wilson 4.5 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Emanuel Wilson and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 74 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Blake Corum and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 23.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and a touchdown a game against LAC and caught passes for 26 more yards.

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

Injury status

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Emanuel Wilson played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 7 against KC: 33 of 69 snaps, 24 carries for 100 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Blake Corum played 30 percent of LAR snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Blake Corum for Emanuel Wilson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Blake Corum.
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Blake Corum?
No. Keep Emanuel Wilson: he projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Blake Corum.

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