Blake Corum vs Chase Brown: Who Should You Start?
Chase Brown and Blake Corum are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Cincinnati Bengals running back averaged 14.6 PPG in 2025, a full 7.6 points per game ahead of Blake Corum's 7.0 with the Los Angeles Rams. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
The per-game difference of 7.6 points favors Chase Brown, though savvy managers know that gap can shrink or widen depending on the weekly slate. Defensive matchup, recent scoring trends, and health status all shift the calculus from one running back to the other.
Chase Brown is the receiving back in this matchup, turning 69 targets into 437 yards, while Blake Corum profiles as a more traditional rusher with 746 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns. In PPR and half-PPR formats Chase Brown carries the higher weekly floor. In standard leagues the gap tightens considerably.
Blake Corum has his bye in Week 6, and Chase Brown rests in Week 12. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
