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Rams' Blake Corum: Little change in usage
Blake Corum rushed four times for nine yards and caught his lone target for nine yards during Thursday's 30-20 victory against the Vikings.Corum's five touches came on just eight snaps on offense, but the rookie out of Michigan averaged just 2.4 YPC. Kyren Williams once again dominated the backfield with 97 yards on 23 carries and has shown no signs of slowing down. On the season, Corum's 20-73-0 line on the ground isn't particularly inspiring, but he'll try to bounce back in a divisional showdown with the Seahawks in Week 9.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Limited role on offense
Blake Corum rushed three times for 11 yards during Sunday's 20-15 victory over the Raiders.The Los Angeles Rams as a unit took only 55 snaps on offense, so Corum's usage was capped at just six offensive snaps compared to starter Kyren Williams, who had another big fantasy day with a robust 21-76-2 rushing line. Surprisingly, both Corum and Williams were blanked as pass catchers. Expect Corum's role to stay the same on a short week against a Minnesota run defense that was just gashed by the Lions and their "Sonic and Knuckles" combo of Jahmyr Gibbs (15-116-2) and David Montgomery (9-31-0) in Week 7.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Sees 11 snaps on offense
Blake Corum rushed five times for 25 yards and caught one pass for eight yards during Sunday's 24-19 loss to the Packers. He also returned three kicks for 74 yards.Corum's second in-game action on offense was much more impactful than his garbage time usage in Week 2, as he was featured in the Los Angeles Rams' second drive of the game. He led off with a 12-yard rush and ended up with five touches on the drive before Kyren Williams came in and scored a short one-yard touchdown. Ronnie Rivers, who acted as the backup to Williams in the Rams' first four games, was used only on special teams in the loss. Corum's usage after the Week 6 bye will be particularly telling on whether he's officially supplanted Rivers as the primary backup, but with Williams still commanding the lion's share of the rushing attack (22-102-1 on Sunday), Corum's value will be capped barring an injury to the Rams' star running back.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Used exclusively on special teams
Blake Corum didn't play a snap on offense and logged 16 snaps on special teams during Sunday's 24-18 loss to Chicago.Kyren Williams saw his lowest usage of the season, ceding a total of 13 snaps to backup Ronnie Rivers. Despite this, Corum got no usage on offense for the third time in four games, with his only touches on the season coming in the waning moments of a blowout loss to the Cardinals. Head coach Sean McVay is still clearly content with Williams handling the majority of the workload at running back, with Rivers working as his backup, and Corum's role doesn't seem to be expanding barring injury heading into a Week 5 showdown with Green Bay.
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Rams' Blake Corum: No usage on offense
Blake Corum didn't play a snap on offense and played seven snaps on special teams during Sunday's 27-24 victory against San Francisco.It was another monster night for Kyren Williams (24-89-2) on the ground, and Ronnie Rivers was the only other running back to mix into the offense, turning his six snaps into two carries for nine yards. Corum's usage on special teams was actually the lowest it's been all season as well. Barring injury, the third-round rookie seems unlikely to make an impact any time soon for the Los Angeles Rams, as head coach Sean McVay has continued feeding Williams with the vast majority of touches at running back in a similar fashion to how he used him in the 2023 season.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Officially makes LAR debut
Blake Corum rushed eight times for 28 yards in Sunday's 41-10 blowout loss to the Cardinals.Corum made his much-anticipated debut with the Los Angeles Rams after receiving no touches in Week 1. The third-round pick wound up leading the team in rushing yards, but the uptick in usage has to be attributed to the lopsided nature of this game, as most of his work came after starters were pulled. Kyren Williams (12/25/1) remains the starter in Sean McVay's offense, but Corum's involvement as a backup option Sunday's restores hope for the rookie's sleeper status heading into a Week 3 matchup against the 49ers.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Minimal involvement in Week 1 loss
Blake Corum did not play a single offensive snap during the Los Angeles Rams' 26-20 overtime loss to the Lions on Sunday night. He did see nine snaps on special teams.Corum wasn't involved on offense behind Kyren Williams, who played 91 percent of offensive snaps, and Ronnie Rivers, who saw nine percent of offensive snaps as the No. 2 running back. As the season progresses Corum, a rookie third-round pick, could usurp Rivers for the backup role, but Williams looks firmly cemented as Los Angeles' featured rusher. Despite the fact that Corum was listed as the Rams' top kick returner, those duties were handled by Jordan Whittington in Week 1. Corum will look to improve his involvement Sunday on the road against Arizona.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Listed as top kick returner
Blake Corum is listed as the Los Angeles Rams' top kick returner on their depth chart ahead of Sunday's season opener versus the Lions, Cameron DaSilva of USA Today reports.Corum is coming off an impressive training camp in which he locked up the No. 2 running back role behind Kyren Williams and subsequently was held out of preseason games. Head coach Sean McVay appears ready and willing to deploy both of his top backs on special teams, saying that Corum "has come in and done an outstanding job" while adding that Williams is the Rams' top punt returner in part due to "confidence in [Corum] and Ronnie Rivers being able to spell [Williams] if need be, per Kyle Austin of MLive.com. It's a bit unorthodox to now have Corum also working in the return game, though DaSilva notes that the rookie third-round pick has some experience in that department, having returned 18 kicks with Michigan between the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Williams is coming off an exceptional 2023 breakout campaign in which he dominated backfield reps, but adding special-teams duties to both his and Corum's workloads could necessitate a shift in the Rams' backfield usage.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Already making good impression
Coach Sean McVay said Thursday in an OTAs recap video that Blake Corum "has really stood out" early this offseason, Cameron DaSilva of USA Today reports.Corum, a rookie third-round pick, had a chance to handle extra reps during OTAs while starter Kyren Williams dealt with a foot injury, though Los Angeles' backfield was fully healthy for June minicamp. McVay praised Corum's "mental toughness" and "the way that he handles himself," and said that the rookie will "definitely" have an opportunity to contribute as a pass catcher. Williams still appears entrenched as the clear top option in the Los Angeles Rams' backfield, but if Corum can keep his momentum up throughout training camp, he could have an opportunity to push for a notable role early in his career.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Adds competition for Kyren Williams
The Los Angeles Rams selected Blake Corum in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 83rd overall.This is an interesting pairing as Los Angeles found a diamond in the rough in Kyren Williams in 2022, but Corum was likely the best player available at this stage. Corum had a storied career at Michigan with 3,736 yards on 675 rushes (5.5 YPC) and a whopping 58 scores on the ground, including 27 in his senior season. He's a stout back at a shade under 5-foot-8 and 205 pounds who doesn't have blazing speed but has tremendous vision and runs with exceptional toughness to pick up yards. Pass catching won't be his meal ticket in the NFL, but it doesn't need to be with Williams picking up that part of the offense. Corum is a threat to take carries from Williams right out of the gate, and while this strengthens the Rams backfield significantly, handicapping this backfield will be a headache for fantasy managers.
