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Start Zach Charbonnet or Blake Corum? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 6:46 AM ET.

Start Blake Corum over Zach Charbonnet

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Blake Corum

RB · LAR · at WAS

Market projects
13.4
fantasy pts
WAS D vs RB
19.5
9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
55 of 100 at RB
Snap share
30%
Through Week 8
Target share
5%
Through Week 8
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Zach Charbonnet

RB · SEA · vs ARI

Market projects
10.7
fantasy pts
ARI D vs RB
20.7
14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
74 of 100 at RB
Snap share
37%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Zach Charbonnet for Blake Corum?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Zach Charbonnet 36 (4.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Blake Corum over Zach Charbonnet, 13.5 to 10.7 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Blake Corum over Zach Charbonnet in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Blake Corum at 13.4 points and Zach Charbonnet at 10.7, a gap of 2.8. Blake Corum's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Blake Corum at ADP 128 and Zach Charbonnet at 150. Market coverage on Blake Corum is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.5 fantasy points for Blake Corum, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Blake Corum is 50 rushing yards and 0.6 touchdowns (12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.7 fantasy points for Zach Charbonnet, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Zach Charbonnet is 43 rushing yards, 9 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (11, 11, 10 and 11 market sources).

That puts Blake Corum 2.8 points ahead of Zach Charbonnet on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Blake Corum and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against WAS and caught passes for 36 more yards.

Zach Charbonnet and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 30 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Zach Charbonnet has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Blake Corum is not on the injury report.

Zach Charbonnet is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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: 17 of 54 snaps, 11 carries for 73 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Zach Charbonnet played 37 percent of SEA snaps, took 32 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

Zach Charbonnet, Week 8 against CHI: 23 of 63 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 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, Zach Charbonnet played 16 games for SEA and scored 181.4 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing RB24.

He ran 184 times for 730 yards and 12 touchdowns, and caught 20 of 24 targets for 144 yards.

He was on the field for 49 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Zach Charbonnet, Week 18 of 2025 against SF: 39 of 69 snaps, 17 carries for 74 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 PPR points.

Zach Charbonnet, Week 17 of 2025 against CAR: 35 of 66 snaps, 18 carries for 110 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards, 2 touchdowns, 26.2 PPR points.

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 Zach Charbonnet for Blake Corum?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Blake Corum projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Zach Charbonnet 36 (4.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Blake Corum over Zach Charbonnet, 13.5 to 10.7 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Blake Corum for Zach Charbonnet?

    No. Keep Blake Corum: he projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Zach Charbonnet 36 (4.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Blake Corum over Zach Charbonnet, 13.5 to 10.7 projected PPR points.

Week 9 on the board

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