Start Blake Corum or J.K. Dobbins? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start J.K. Dobbins over Blake Corum
Dobbins projects lower, 9.1 to 9.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 90 for Dobbins, 128 for Corum.
- Market projects
- 9.1
- recent weeks avg
- CAR D vs RB
- 28.7
- 2nd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 41%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 9.2
- recent weeks avg
- WAS D vs RB
- 19.0
- 7th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 30%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 5%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Blake Corum for J.K. Dobbins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Blake Corum.
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Our Week 9 call
Start J.K. Dobbins over Blake Corum in Week 9.
Market-based projections have J.K. Dobbins at 9.1 points and Blake Corum at 9.2, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. J.K. Dobbins still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 90 against 128, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (9.1, 10.1 and 8.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Blake Corum this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (9.4, 8.5 and 9.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Blake Corum yet. His market-based projections were 9.5, 8.5 and 9.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 0.7 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 10.1 and 8.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts Blake Corum 0.1 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Blake Corum and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
WAS allowed 19.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 78 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against WAS and caught passes for 36 more yards.
J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 28.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 127 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 29 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, J.K. Dobbins has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Blake Corum is not on the injury report.
J.K. Dobbins 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: 11 carries for 73 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, J.K. Dobbins played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 7 against ARI: 14 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 8 against KC: 7 carries for 13 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, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.
He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.
He was on the field for 51 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 J.K. Dobbins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Blake Corum.
Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Blake Corum?
No. Keep J.K. Dobbins: he projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Blake Corum.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Blake Corum playing Week 9?
- Is J.K. Dobbins playing Week 9?
- Rams depth chart
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- Week 9 RB rankings
- Week 9 fantasy rankings
- Week 9 start or sit
- Week 9 waiver wire
- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
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