Start Blake Corum or Ty Johnson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 5:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Blake Corum over Ty Johnson

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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

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Ty Johnson

RB · BUF · vs BAL

Market projects: 5.7; recent weeks avg
BAL D vs RB: 18.5; 5th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 18 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 23%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Ty Johnson 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), Ty Johnson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Blake Corum over Ty Johnson.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Blake Corum over Ty Johnson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Blake Corum at 8.0 points and Ty Johnson at 5.7, a gap of 2.4. 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 Ty Johnson this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (4.3 and 7.0); 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 Ty Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 4.3 and 7.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Blake Corum 2.4 points ahead of Ty Johnson 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.

Ty Johnson and BUF host BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 15 more yards.

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

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Ty Johnson 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 6, Ty Johnson played 23 percent of BUF snaps, took 2 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Ty Johnson, Week 3 against LAC: 15 of 66 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 50 yards.

Ty Johnson, Week 4 against NE: 19 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Ty Johnson, Week 5 against LAR: 14 of 64 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 72 yards.

Ty Johnson, Week 6 against LV: 12 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 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.

In 2025, Ty Johnson played 17 games for BUF and scored 100.3 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB47.

He ran 50 times for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 33 targets for 263 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 Ty Johnson 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), Ty Johnson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Blake Corum over Ty Johnson.
Should I drop Blake Corum for Ty Johnson?
No. Keep Blake Corum: he projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 9 games), Ty Johnson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Blake Corum over Ty Johnson.