Start Blake Corum or Omarion Hampton? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Hampton projects lower, 7.8 to 8.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 20 for Hampton, 128 for Corum.

Start

Omarion Hampton

RB · LAC · at LAR

Market projects: 7.8; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs RB: 20.6; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Sit

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 Omarion Hampton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Omarion Hampton projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Blake Corum.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Omarion Hampton over Blake Corum in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Omarion Hampton at 7.8 points and Blake Corum at 8.0, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Omarion Hampton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 20 against 128, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Omarion Hampton this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (8.6 and 7.1); 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 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).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Omarion Hampton yet. His market-based projections were 8.6 and 7.1 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Omarion Hampton is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Blake Corum 0.2 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Omarion Hampton and LAC visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 45 more yards.

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

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 6, Omarion Hampton played 46 percent of LAC snaps, took 47 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 3 against BUF: 29 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 9 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omarion Hampton, Week 5 against DEN: 20 of 67 snaps, 14 carries for 33 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 6 against KC: 34 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 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, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 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 Omarion Hampton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Omarion Hampton projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Blake Corum.
Should I drop Omarion Hampton for Blake Corum?
No. Keep Omarion Hampton: he projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Blake Corum.

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