Blake Corum vs. Dameon Pierce: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Blake Corum. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, and Blake Corum is projected for 9.1 PPR points vs LAC.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Blake Corum vs. Dameon Pierce: Week 8 side by side

Blake Corum
RB · LAR
Dameon Pierce
RB · PHI
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)9.1—
Floor (lowest source)7.4—
Ceiling (highest source)11.5—
StatChasers projection9.5 (RB28)—
Opponentvs LACBye
Opponent vs. position9th-softest (23.5 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage38% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · No projection

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Blake Corum vs. Dameon Pierce Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Blake Corum or Dameon Pierce in Week 8?

Start Blake Corum. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, while Blake Corum projects for 9.1 PPR points vs LAC.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Blake Corum or Dameon Pierce?

Blake Corum plays LAC and Dameon Pierce is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Blake Corum vs. Dameon Pierce?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Blake Corum and Dameon Pierce playing in Week 8?

Blake Corum has no injury designation, and Dameon Pierce is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Blake Corum and Dameon Pierce projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Blake Corum is projected by 6 of them and Dameon Pierce by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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