Blake Corum · Jonathon Brooks · 2026 week 1

Blake Corum or Jonathon Brooks?

Wondering who you should start this week — Blake Corum or Jonathon Brooks? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Jonathon Brooks — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Jonathon Brooks (CHI allow the 19th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Blake Corum	vs SF	8.5	15th	7.6	1,208	healthy
Jonathon Brooks START	vs CHI	9.6	19th	–	1,054	Questionable

RBs vs SF recently: Jonathan Taylor 13.9 pts (W16) · D'Andre Swift 19.9 pts (W17) · Zach Charbonnet 15.7 pts (W18).

RBs vs CHI recently: Emanuel Wilson 8.2 pts (W16) · Christian McCaffrey 24.1 pts (W17) · Jahmyr Gibbs 17.3 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Blake Corum carries the higher trade value — 1,208 against 1,054 (a 13% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Blake Corum gets the most. Momentum: Blake Corum +52 and Jonathon Brooks +75 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.