Start Blake Corum or Kenny Gainwell? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Blake Corum over Kenny Gainwell in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Blake Corum at 7.3 points and Kenny Gainwell at 6.0, a gap of 1.3. 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 7.4 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 (14 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Kenny Gainwell, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Kenny Gainwell at 18.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (12, 13, 10 and 15 books).

That puts Blake Corum 1.3 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell on the books.

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Kenny Gainwell 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, Kenny Gainwell played 40 percent of TB snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 1 against CIN: 26 of 57 snaps, 5 carries for 15 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 2 against CLE: 23 of 65 snaps, 2 carries for 10 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 5 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, Kenny Gainwell played 17 games for PIT and scored 222.3 PPR points, 13.1 a game, finishing RB16.

He ran 114 times for 537 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 73 of 85 targets for 486 yards.

He was on the field for 49 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 18 of 2025 against BAL: 5 carries for 10 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.4 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 Kenny Gainwell over Brian Robinson.
• Start Kenny Gainwell over Chris Brooks.
• Start Kenny Gainwell over Chris Rodriguez Jr..