Start Blake Corum or Pierre Strong Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Blake Corum over Pierre Strong Jr.

Start

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

Sit

Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GB · vs CAR

Market projects: 5.8; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 28.7; 2nd most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 48 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 12%; Through Week 7
Target share: 0%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Pierre Strong Jr. for Blake Corum?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 9 games), Pierre Strong Jr. 54 (6.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Blake Corum over Pierre Strong Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Blake Corum over Pierre Strong Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Blake Corum at 8.0 points and Pierre Strong Jr. at 5.8, a gap of 2.3. 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. No player market is posted for Pierre Strong Jr. this week yet, so his 5.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (7.3 and 4.3); 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 Pierre Strong Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.3 and 4.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Pierre Strong Jr. is 0.1 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Blake Corum 2.3 points ahead of Pierre Strong Jr. 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.

Pierre Strong Jr. and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 127 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 29 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Pierre Strong Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Pierre Strong Jr. 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 7, Pierre Strong Jr. played 12 percent of GB snaps, took 0 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Pierre Strong Jr., Week 7 against DET: 8 of 67 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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.

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 Pierre Strong Jr. for Blake Corum?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 9 games), Pierre Strong Jr. 54 (6.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Blake Corum over Pierre Strong Jr.
Should I drop Blake Corum for Pierre Strong Jr.?
No. Keep Blake Corum: he projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 9 games), Pierre Strong Jr. 54 (6.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Blake Corum over Pierre Strong Jr.

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