Start Blake Corum or Jordan James? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Blake Corum over Jordan James
- SF D vs RB
- 24.3
- 14th most to RBs (2026)
- LAR D vs RB
- 21.8
- 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Blake Corum over Jordan James in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Blake Corum at ADP 121.4 overall and Jordan James at 139.0.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Blake Corum in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jordan James in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Blake Corum and LAR host SF.
SF allowed 24.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 14th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 114 yards and a touchdown against SF and caught passes for 29 more yards.
Jordan James and SF visit LAR.
LAR allowed 21.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 14th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 133 yards and no touchdowns against LAR and caught passes for 25 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Blake Corum has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Blake Corum was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Jordan James was listed as questionable when the call was made.
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.
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.
Blake Corum, Week 16 of 2025 against SEA: 27 of 92 snaps, 14 carries for 48 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.1 PPR points.
In 2025, Jordan James played 3 games for SF.
He ran 0 times for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards.
He was on the field for 1 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jordan James, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Jordan James, Week 17 of 2025 against CHI: 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Jordan James, Week 16 of 2025 against IND: 3 of 66 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
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