Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Blake Corum? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Blake Corum over Jacory Croskey-Merritt in Week 2.

Blake Corum is estimated at 11.1 projected points, scaled up from the stats the books have posted so far. Jacory Croskey-Merritt has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Blake Corum at ADP 118 and Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 115. Market coverage on Blake Corum is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Jacory Croskey-Merritt in Week 2.

Player prop markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Blake Corum, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Week 2 matchups

Jacory Croskey-Merritt and WAS visit DAL.

DAL allowed 27.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 9th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 111 yards and a touchdown against DAL and caught passes for 22 more yards.

Blake Corum and LAR host NYG on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

NYG allowed 24.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 55 yards and a touchdown against NYG and caught passes for 31 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jacory Croskey-Merritt has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jacory Croskey-Merritt is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Jacory Croskey-Merritt played 49 percent of WAS snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 1 against PHI: 34 of 70 snaps, 16 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 1, Blake Corum played 23 percent of LAR snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Blake Corum, Week 1 against SF: 14 of 61 snaps, 10 carries for 54 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jacory Croskey-Merritt played 17 games for WAS and scored 140.3 PPR points, 8.3 a game, finishing RB33.

He ran 175 times for 805 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 9 of 13 targets for 68 yards.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 13 carries for 29 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2.9 PPR points.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 28 of 44 snaps, 11 carries for 105 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2 touchdowns, 22.5 PPR points.

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.

Blake Corum, Week 18 of 2025 against ARI: 13 carries for 59 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 10 yards, 7.9 PPR points.

Blake Corum, Week 17 of 2025 against ATL: 16 of 65 snaps, 6 carries for 18 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Jordan Mason.
• Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Josh Jacobs.
• Start Kyle Monangai over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Blake Corum over Chris Rodriguez Jr..
• Start Blake Corum over Jordan Mason.
• Start MarShawn Lloyd over Blake Corum.