Start Blake Corum or Roschon Johnson? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 6:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Blake Corum over Roschon Johnson

Start

Blake Corum

RB · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 8.6; fantasy pts
LV D vs RB: 23.7; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 27%; Through Week 6
Target share: 5%; Through Week 6

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Roschon Johnson

RB · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 4.7; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 22%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Blake Corum?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Blake Corum over Roschon Johnson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Blake Corum over Roschon Johnson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Blake Corum at 8.6 points and Roschon Johnson at 4.7, a gap of 3.9. No player market is posted for Roschon Johnson this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (3.9 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Blake Corum, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 38 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (6, 5, 6 and 8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Roschon Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 3.9 and 5.5 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Roschon Johnson is 0.4 touchdowns (13 market sources).

That puts Blake Corum 3.9 points ahead of Roschon Johnson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Blake Corum and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LV and caught passes for 39 more yards.

Roschon Johnson and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 more yards.

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

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Roschon Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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: 16 of 58 snaps, 9 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Roschon Johnson played 22 percent of CHI snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Roschon Johnson, Week 2 against MIN: 1 of 74 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 4 against NYJ: 10 of 93 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 5 against GB: 27 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 6 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 34 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 6 against ATL: 31 of 77 snaps, 13 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 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.

In 2025, Roschon Johnson played 7 games for CHI and scored 1.7 PPR points, 0.2 a game, finishing RB134.

He ran 2 times for 17 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards.

He was on the field for 1 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 Roschon Johnson for Blake Corum?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Blake Corum over Roschon Johnson.
Should I drop Blake Corum for Roschon Johnson?
No. Keep Blake Corum: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Blake Corum over Roschon Johnson.