Start Blake Corum or Kaleb Johnson? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Blake Corum over Kaleb Johnson in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Blake Corum at 7.3 points and Kaleb Johnson at 6.7, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 7.3 fantasy points for Blake Corum, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Blake Corum at 46.5 rushing yards, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (13 and 14 books).

Player prop markets imply 6.7 fantasy points for Kaleb Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Kaleb Johnson at 38.5 rushing yards, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (16 and 17 books).

That puts Blake Corum 0.6 points ahead of Kaleb Johnson on the books.

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Kaleb Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Blake Corum played 34 percent of LAR snaps, took 42 percent of the carries, drew 2 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.

Blake Corum, Week 2 against NYG: 28 of 62 snaps, 12 carries for 79 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Through Week 2, Kaleb Johnson played 27 percent of GB snaps, took 44 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kaleb Johnson, Week 2 against NYJ: 16 of 59 snaps, 8 carries for 32 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.

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.

In 2025, Kaleb Johnson played 10 games for PIT and scored 8.8 PPR points, 0.9 a game, finishing RB115.

He ran 28 times for 69 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 1 of 2 targets for 9 yards.

He was on the field for 6 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kaleb Johnson, Week 15 of 2025 against MIA: 2 of 66 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.4 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Blake Corum over D'Andre Swift.
• Start Blake Corum over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Blake Corum over Justice Hill.
• Start Kaleb Johnson over Brian Robinson.
• Start Kaleb Johnson over Chris Brooks.
• Start Kaleb Johnson over Chris Rodriguez Jr..