Should I drop Blake Corum for Tyler Allgeier?

Not on these numbers alone. Blake Corum projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 9 games) and Tyler Allgeier 65 (7.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Blake Corum over Tyler Allgeier.

Start Tyler Allgeier or Blake Corum? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Blake Corum over Tyler Allgeier

Corum projects lower, 8.0 to 9.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 128 for Corum, 169 for Allgeier.

Start

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

Sit

Tyler Allgeier

RB · ARI · at DAL

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs RB: 24.6; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 83 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 50%; Through Week 7
Target share: 6%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tyler Allgeier for Blake Corum?

Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Allgeier projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games) and Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Blake Corum over Tyler Allgeier.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Blake Corum over Tyler Allgeier in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Blake Corum at 8.0 points and Tyler Allgeier at 9.2, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Blake Corum still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 128 against 169, and that outweighs a gap this size. 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 Tyler Allgeier this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.8, 11.9 and 9.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tyler Allgeier yet. His market-based projections were 6.8, 11.9 and 9.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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 (6 market sources).

That puts Tyler Allgeier 1.2 points ahead of Blake Corum on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tyler Allgeier and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL and caught passes for 25 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, Tyler Allgeier has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Allgeier is not on the injury report.

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tyler Allgeier played 50 percent of ARI snaps, took 34 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 4 against NYG: 36 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 5 against DET: 32 of 73 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 6 against LAR: 40 of 72 snaps, 18 carries for 38 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 7 against DEN: 38 of 81 snaps, 8 carries for 19 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.

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, Tyler Allgeier played 17 games for ATL and scored 123.0 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB39.

He ran 143 times for 514 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 96 yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Tyler Allgeier for Blake Corum?
Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Allgeier projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games) and Blake Corum 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Blake Corum over Tyler Allgeier.
Should I drop Blake Corum for Tyler Allgeier?
Not on these numbers alone. Blake Corum projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 9 games) and Tyler Allgeier 65 (7.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Blake Corum over Tyler Allgeier.

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