Should I start Blake Corum or Jordan Mason this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Blake Corum

+0.9 projected edge · Standard

Start Blake Corum over Jordan Mason for Week 8 Standard: 9.8 projected points versus 8.9.

Blake Corum: 13.8 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup lift against LAC.
Jordan Mason: 6.8 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:41 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Blake Corum

RB · LARStats & schedule

9.8FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

vs LAC

Sun 4:05 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Jordan Mason

RB · MINStats & schedule

8.9FF projected

↑ +0.6 vs ESPN

at DET

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Blake Corum

Fortified9.8

ESPN10.1

Sleeper6.7

Blake Corum faces LAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 13.8 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 1.25%.

Jordan Mason

Fortified8.9

ESPN8.3

Sleeper9.7

Jordan Mason faces DET in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.8 fantasy points.

Blake Corum projects for 9.8 points in standard scoring, 0.9 more than Jordan Mason. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:41 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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