Start Blake Corum or Saquon Barkley? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 2:31 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Saquon Barkley over Blake Corum
- Market projects
- 12.7
- recent weeks avg
- NYG D vs RB
- 19.8
- 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 33%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 9.2
- recent weeks avg
- WAS D vs RB
- 19.0
- 7th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 30%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 5%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Blake Corum for Saquon Barkley?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Saquon Barkley projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Blake Corum.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Saquon Barkley over Blake Corum in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Saquon Barkley at 12.7 points and Blake Corum at 9.2, a gap of 3.5. No player market is posted for Saquon Barkley this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (14.3 and 11.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Blake Corum this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (9.4, 8.5 and 9.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Saquon Barkley at ADP 12 and Blake Corum at 128.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Saquon Barkley yet. His market-based projections were 14.3 and 11.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Blake Corum yet. His market-based projections were 9.5, 8.5 and 9.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 0.7 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts Saquon Barkley 3.5 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Saquon Barkley and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NYG allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 102 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 21 more yards.
Blake Corum and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
WAS allowed 19.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 78 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against WAS and caught passes for 36 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Saquon Barkley has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.
Blake Corum is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Saquon Barkley played 33 percent of PHI snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.
Saquon Barkley, Week 3 against CHI: 36 of 50 snaps, 15 carries for 82 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -2 yards.
Saquon Barkley, Week 4 against LAR: 4 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.
Saquon Barkley, Week 7 against DAL: 10 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown.
Saquon Barkley, Week 8 against WAS: 13 carries for 30 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Blake Corum played 30 percent of LAR snaps, took 37 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Blake Corum, Week 8 against LAC: 11 carries for 73 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.
He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.
He was on the field for 78 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 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Blake Corum for Saquon Barkley?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Saquon Barkley projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Blake Corum.
Should I drop Saquon Barkley for Blake Corum?
No. Keep Saquon Barkley: he projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games), Blake Corum 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Blake Corum.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Blake Corum playing Week 9?
- Is Saquon Barkley playing Week 9?
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