Start Ollie Gordon II or Blake Corum? Week 8

Updated Oct 26, 6:31 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ollie Gordon II over Blake Corum

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Ollie Gordon II

RB · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 10.2; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 65 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

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Blake Corum

RB · LAR · vs LAC

Market projects: 8.0; recent weeks avg
LAC D vs RB: 23.5; 9th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 91 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 30%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Blake Corum for Ollie Gordon II?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ollie Gordon II projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Blake Corum.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ollie Gordon II over Blake Corum in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ollie Gordon II at 10.2 points and Blake Corum at 8.0, a gap of 2.2. No player market is posted for Ollie Gordon II this week yet, so his 10.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (9.8 and 10.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Blake Corum this week yet, so his 8.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.1, 9.4 and 8.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ollie Gordon II yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 10.7 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 10.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Blake Corum yet. His market-based projections were 6.1, 9.5 and 8.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Ollie Gordon II 2.2 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ollie Gordon II and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Blake Corum and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 23.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and a touchdown a game against LAC and caught passes for 26 more yards.

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

Injury status

Ollie Gordon II is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Ollie Gordon II played 83 percent of MIA snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 7 against NYJ: 54 of 65 snaps, 25 carries for 103 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Blake Corum played 30 percent of LAR snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ollie Gordon II played 17 games for MIA and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He ran 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 yards.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 9 carries for 9 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 8 of 55 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Blake Corum for Ollie Gordon II?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ollie Gordon II projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Blake Corum.
Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Blake Corum?
No. Keep Ollie Gordon II: he projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Blake Corum.