Peppers & Picks logoPeppers & Picks

Week 2 · RB · LAR

Blake Corum Week 2 fantasy outlook: role, matchup and start/sit call

Our RB40 for Week 2 — 7.8 projected points vs NYG, rostered in 75% of leagues.

By Sally & Tina · Updated September 21, 2026 at 12:13 AM ET

Sit Blake Corum in Week 2 if you have a real alternative — 7.8 projected points lands 3.2 under the RB starter line.

Projection
7.8 pts
RB rank
#40
Matchup
vs NYG

Blake Corum's fantasy role in Week 2

Blake Corum goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the LAR. He is rostered in 75% of leagues and actually started in 6% of them, and we rank him RB40 on our own weekly board at 7.8 projected points.

Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.

No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.

Week 2 matchup breakdown

The matchup: vs NYG. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.

Against a typical starting RB baseline of 11 points, his 7.8-point projection is 3.2 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.

How to play it

Sit Blake Corum in Week 2 if you have a real alternative — 7.8 projected points lands 3.2 under the RB starter line.

If you are deciding between him and another RB, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.

Sally's take

Peppers & Picks ranks Blake Corum (LAR RB), our RB40 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NYG, projecting 7.8 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. The vs NYG draw matters here — home snaps against NYG shape how often he's asked to do something. 6% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Nothing in the projection defends him — 29% below positional par is a bench line for me. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.

Tina's take

Peppers & Picks ranks Blake Corum (LAR RB), our RB40 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NYG, projecting 7.8 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. The vs NYG draw matters here — home snaps against NYG shape how often he's asked to do something. 6% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Nothing in the projection defends him — 29% below positional par is a bench line for me. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.