Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Blake Corum? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Blake Corum

Start

Rhamondre Stevenson

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 9.7; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB: 18.4; 7th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; 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 Rhamondre Stevenson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rhamondre Stevenson projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 65 (6.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Blake Corum.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Blake Corum in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 9.7 points and Blake Corum at 7.0, a gap of 2.7. No player market is posted for Rhamondre Stevenson this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (8.2 and 11.2); 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 Rhamondre Stevenson at ADP 61 and Blake Corum at 128.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Rhamondre Stevenson yet. His market-based projections were 8.2 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.7, 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 Rhamondre Stevenson 2.7 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Rhamondre Stevenson and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 28 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

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Rhamondre Stevenson played 64 percent of NE snaps, took 40 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 3 against JAX: 33 of 63 snaps, 7 carries for 22 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 4 against BUF: 50 of 76 snaps, 13 carries for 47 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 5 against LV: 53 of 75 snaps, 13 carries for 64 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 6 against NYJ: 14 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets 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, Rhamondre Stevenson played 14 games for NE and scored 178.8 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing RB25.

He ran 130 times for 603 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 37 targets for 345 yards.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Rhamondre Stevenson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rhamondre Stevenson projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 65 (6.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Blake Corum.
Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Blake Corum?
No. Keep Rhamondre Stevenson: he projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games), Blake Corum 65 (6.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Blake Corum.