Start Blake Corum or Kenny Gainwell? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Gainwell projects lower, 4.8 to 7.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 95 for Gainwell, 128 for Corum.

Start

Kenny Gainwell

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 4.8; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 28.0; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 9%; Through Week 6

Sit

Blake Corum

RB · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 7.0; recent weeks avg
LV D vs RB: 22.3; 12th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 27%; Through Week 6
Target share: 5%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kenny Gainwell for Blake Corum?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.5 a game over 10 games), Kenny Gainwell 61 (6.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenny Gainwell over Blake Corum. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kenny Gainwell over Blake Corum in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kenny Gainwell at 4.8 points and Blake Corum at 7.0, a gap of 2.2. Kenny Gainwell still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 95 against 128, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Kenny Gainwell this week yet, so his 4.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (4.3 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Blake Corum this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (8.0 and 6.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Blake Corum yet. His market-based projections were 8.0 and 6.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kenny Gainwell yet. His market-based projections were 4.3 and 5.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 4.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Blake Corum 2.2 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Blake Corum and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 12th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LV and caught passes for 29 more yards.

Kenny Gainwell and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 38 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kenny Gainwell has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Kenny Gainwell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Blake Corum played 27 percent of LAR snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Blake Corum, Week 3 against DEN: 25 of 86 snaps, 6 carries for 15 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 0 yards.

Blake Corum, Week 4 against PHI: 13 of 84 snaps, 5 carries for 14 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

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: 9 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Kenny Gainwell played 41 percent of TB snaps, took 12 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 3 against MIN: 32 of 69 snaps, 3 carries for -4 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 4 against GB: 27 of 64 snaps, 3 carries for 5 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 5 against DAL: 26 of 72 snaps, 4 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 6 against PIT: 2 carries for 17 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 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, 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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Kenny Gainwell for Blake Corum?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.5 a game over 10 games), Kenny Gainwell 61 (6.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenny Gainwell over Blake Corum. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Blake Corum for Kenny Gainwell?
No. Keep Blake Corum: he projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.5 a game over 10 games), Kenny Gainwell 61 (6.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenny Gainwell over Blake Corum.