Blake Corum or Dalton Schultz: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Schultz — the consensus rank and snap share edges are too wide to ignore.
Dalton Schultz is the higher consensus play (TE21 to RB38) and plays a 66% snap share to Corum's 23%. Corum's edge is the game script, 28.5 implied points to 24.5. The gap is comfortable.
In standard scoring this is a coin flip.
Blake Corum
8.38.79.1 Projected Points
Dalton Schultz
5.27.18.9 Projected Points
Blake Corum’s market
Dalton Schultz’s market
Why Blake Corum
Toss-Up· mediumRB2 in complementary role. Compact one-cut runner with meaningful carry share behind the starter.
Corum nearly matched Kyren's Week 1 carries (10 for 54, 5.4 YPC) and Rams are -8.5, but a 23% snap share with 0% target share caps the PPR floor.
- NYG ranks 15 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 28.5 team points as 8.5-point favorites.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 23% snap share.
The call
- Game script is ideal: a 28.5 implied total with a -8.5 spread means late-game rushing volume, and Corum is the direct beneficiary as the change-of-pace back.
- Week 1 showed a real split — 10 carries for 54 yards, just one fewer than Kyren Williams, after averaging only 8.5 to Williams' 15.8 in 2025. That's the bull case in a nutshell.
- The problem is the receiving floor: 0% target share and a 23% snap share means he needs a touchdown or a blowout to clear his 9.1 projection, and RB38 is replacement-level in 12-team PPR.
- Tipping factor: any Kyren Williams limitation, or a second straight near-even carry split, moves Corum from bench flex to weekly starter. Until then he's a touchdown-or-bust dart.
Latest on Corum
Blake Corum had 10 carries in Week 1, producing 54 rushing yards.
'I definitely feel more explosive': Blake Corum building on offseason workouts and efficient Week 1 heading into rest of 2026therams.com · Sep 20, 2026In the Week 1 opener, Corum finished with just one fewer carry than Kyren Williams, averaging 5.4 yards per carry after averaging just 8.5 carries per game to Williams' 15.8 in 2025.
Yahoo Sports · Sep 11, 2026Why Dalton Schultz
StartTE1 in high-volume pass-catching role. Reliable chain-mover over the middle with sure hands.
Start — TE21 consensus, projects TE18 this week: CIN is the 4th-toughest matchup vs TEs, 24.5 implied team total.
- CIN ranks 4 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 24.5 team points as 2.5-point favorites.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 66% snap share.
Latest on Schultz
Schultz was Houston's lead tight end pass-catcher in Week 1 with four catches for 35 yards, confirming his role as the top receiving option at the position.
SI/Texans On SI · Sep 14, 2026Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Blake Corum | Dalton Schultz |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 8.38.79.1 | 5.27.18.9 |
| Consensus rank | RB38 | TE21 |
| Opponent vs position | NYG · 15 of 321-game sample | CIN · 4 of 321-game sample |
| Rushing Yards | 6 of 32 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 15 of 32 | — |
| Rushing Attempts | 6 of 32 | — |
| Receptions | 21 of 32 | 5 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 20 of 32 | 6 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 22 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | — | 1 of 32 |
| Targets | — | 6 of 32 |
| Target share | 0% | 22% |
| Reception share | 0% | 15% |
| Implied total · spread | 28.5-8.5 | 24.5-2.5 |
| Depth chart | RB2 | TE1 |
| Snap share | 23% | 66% |
| Start/Sit record | 1–0+1 toss-up | — |
Recent form
Blake Corum — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs SF | 5.45.45.4 |
Dalton Schultz — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs BUF | 3.55.57.5 |
Signal breakdown
- 9.1 vs 8.9 projected PPR pointsBlake Corum +
- Rank 38 vs 21Dalton Schultz +
- Opponent DvP rank 15 vs 4 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 28.5 vs 24.5 team pointsBlake Corum +
- No injury designationseven
- 23% vs 66% snap shareDalton Schultz +
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