Start MarShawn Lloyd or Blake Corum? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start MarShawn Lloyd over Blake Corum

Start

MarShawn Lloyd

RB · GB · at DET

Market projects: 7.7; recent weeks avg
DET D vs RB: 18.7; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; 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 Blake Corum for MarShawn Lloyd?

Yes, on the rest of the season. MarShawn Lloyd projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 65 (6.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Blake Corum.

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Our Week 7 call

Start MarShawn Lloyd over Blake Corum in Week 7.

Market-based projections have MarShawn Lloyd at 7.7 points and Blake Corum at 7.0, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for MarShawn Lloyd this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (5.4 and 10.0); 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. Drafters take MarShawn Lloyd at ADP 125 and Blake Corum at 128.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for MarShawn Lloyd yet. His market-based projections were 5.4 and 10.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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.

That puts MarShawn Lloyd 0.7 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

MarShawn Lloyd and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 18.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 16 more yards.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Blake Corum has the softer matchup.

Injury status

MarShawn Lloyd is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, MarShawn Lloyd played 39 percent of GB snaps, took 41 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 3 against ATL: 15 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 11 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 4 against TB: 33 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 13 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 36 yards.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 5 against CHI: 27 of 61 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards, 2 touchdowns.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 6 against DAL: 8 carries for 10 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

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.

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 Blake Corum for MarShawn Lloyd?
Yes, on the rest of the season. MarShawn Lloyd projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 65 (6.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Blake Corum.
Should I drop MarShawn Lloyd for Blake Corum?
No. Keep MarShawn Lloyd: he projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 65 (6.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Blake Corum.