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Start Blake Corum or Jordan Mason? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

Start

RB · MIN · vs BUF

Market projects
11.7
recent weeks avg
BUF D vs RB
27.3
3rd most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
54%
Through Week 8
Target share
3%
Through Week 8
Sit

RB · LAR · at WAS

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 Jordan Mason for Blake Corum?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Mason over Blake Corum. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jordan Mason over Blake Corum in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jordan Mason at 11.7 points and Blake Corum at 9.2, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Jordan Mason this week yet, so his 11.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.7 and 11.7); 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. Drafters take Jordan Mason at ADP 117 and Blake Corum at 128.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jordan Mason yet. His market-based projections were 11.7 and 11.7 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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).

That puts Jordan Mason 2.5 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jordan Mason and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BUF allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 47 more yards.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Mason has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Mason is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jordan Mason played 54 percent of MIN snaps, took 51 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 26 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Mason, Week 1 against GB: 29 of 65 snaps, 15 carries for 59 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Mason, Week 7 against IND: 38 of 59 snaps, 15 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Mason, Week 8 against DET: 8 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jordan Mason played 16 games for MIN and scored 128.9 PPR points, 8.1 a game, finishing RB36.

He ran 159 times for 758 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 51 yards.

He was on the field for 44 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 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 Jordan Mason for Blake Corum?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Mason over Blake Corum. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Blake Corum for Jordan Mason?

    No. Keep Blake Corum: he projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Mason over Blake Corum.

Week 9 on the board

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