Start Tony Pollard or Blake Corum? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tony Pollard over Blake Corum

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Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 11.3; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs RB: 17.9; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 95 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

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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 Tony Pollard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tony Pollard over Blake Corum.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Tony Pollard over Blake Corum in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 11.3 points and Blake Corum at 8.0, a gap of 3.2. No player market is posted for Tony Pollard this week yet, so his 11.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.2, 11.1 and 12.5); 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. Drafters take Tony Pollard at ADP 68 and Blake Corum at 128.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tony Pollard yet. His market-based projections were 10.2, 11.1 and 12.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Tony Pollard is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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).

That puts Tony Pollard 3.2 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tony Pollard and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CIN and caught passes for 32 more yards.

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.

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

Injury status

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tony Pollard played 58 percent of TEN snaps, took 70 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.

Tony Pollard, Week 4 against BAL: 34 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 48 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 2 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tony Pollard, Week 5 against HOU: 30 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tony Pollard, Week 6 against IND: 35 of 46 snaps, 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tony Pollard, Week 7 against CLE: 47 of 63 snaps, 25 carries for 129 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards, 3 touchdowns.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tony Pollard played 17 games for TEN and scored 185.8 PPR points, 10.9 a game, finishing RB23.

He ran 242 times for 1082 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 41 targets for 206 yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 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 Tony Pollard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tony Pollard over Blake Corum.
Should I drop Tony Pollard for Blake Corum?
No. Keep Tony Pollard: he projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 9 games), Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tony Pollard over Blake Corum.

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