Blake Corum or Mike Washington Jr.: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Corum — the projection and consensus rank edges are too wide to ignore.

Blake Corum projects 8.1 to Washington's 3.2 and is the higher consensus play (RB38 to RB50). Washington's edge is the matchup, 12 of 32 to 12. The gap is wide.

Blake Corum

Blake Corum

RB38LARvs PHI

Projected Points

Toss-Up
Mike Washington Jr.

Mike Washington Jr.

RB50LVvs KC

Projected Points

Sit

Blake Corum’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 41.5
-120 / -111
Rushing Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+300
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Mike Washington Jr.’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 16.5
-115 / -109
ATD
Anytime TD
+550
LAR@
PHISun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
KC@
LVSun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ETView the game →

Why Blake Corum

Toss-Up

RB2 in complementary role. Compact one-cut runner with meaningful carry share behind the starter.

Toss-up — RB38 consensus, projects RB40 this week: 24.5 implied team total, 5% target share.

  • PHI ranks 12 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 24.5 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 32% snap share.

Latest on Corum

The Rams are better when both RBs get the ball

Through two weeks, Williams and Corum have nearly split the carries exactly.

ESPN · Sep 25, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Mike Washington Jr.

Sit

Rookie RB2 in change-of-pace role. Complementary back behind the feature runner with no NFL sample yet.

Sit — bench-tier RB at consensus RB50: 19.0 implied team total caps the ceiling, 2% target share.

  • KC ranks 12 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 19.0 team points as 5.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 18% snap share.

Latest on Washington

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricBlake CorumMike Washington Jr.
Projected points
Consensus rankRB38RB50
Opponent vs positionPHI · 12 of 323-game sampleKC · 12 of 323-game sample
Rushing Yards26 of 327 of 32
Rushing TDs8 of 3225 of 32
Rushing Attempts30 of 326 of 32
Receptions2 of 327 of 32
Receiving Yards1 of 329 of 32
Anytime TD6 of 3220 of 32
Target share5%2%
Reception share4%1%
Implied total · spread24.5-1.519.0+5.5
Depth chartRB2RB2
Snap share32%18%
Start/Sit record1–0+2 toss-ups—

Recent form

Blake Corum — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs DEN
Week 2vs NYG
Week 1vs SF

Mike Washington Jr. — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs NO
Week 2vs LAC
Week 1vs MIA

Signal breakdown

  • 8.1 vs 3.2 projected PPR pointsBlake Corum +
  • Rank 38 vs 50Blake Corum +
  • Opponent DvP rank 12 vs 12 (32 = softest)Mike Washington Jr. +
  • Implied 24.5 vs 19.0 team pointsBlake Corum +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 32% vs 18% snap shareBlake Corum +

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