Corum rushed five times for 21 yards and caught his only target for seven yards during Sunday's 28-22 victory over the Patriots.
Corum was on the field for 10 of the Rams' 52 snaps on offense, but Kyren Williams still maintained his dominance of the snap share and actually produced his best game of the year in regards to YPC. The rookie did muster the only reception by a running back for the Rams during the game, but his role seems to be stagnant as the Rams prepare to host the Eagles in Week 12.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Week 11 Waiver Priority List
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Corum is the No. 2 running back for the Rams, and he could be a lottery ticket if something were to happen to Kyren Williams, who played at least 86 percent of the snaps in four games in a row prior to Week 10. While Corum hasn't done much so far in his rookie campaign, being the backup to Williams makes him a coveted Fantasy option. Corum is worth adding for up to 5 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Three touches in defeat
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Corum rushed twice for eight yards and caught his only target for seven yards during Sunday's 23-15 loss to the Dolphins.
Kyren Williams wasn't his usual self in this contest, earning just 15 carries for 62 yards while also losing a fumble, but that didn't lead to an expanded role for Corum, who saw the field for just five snaps on offense. The Patriots, who held the Bears to just three points this week, are up next for Corum and the Rams in Week 11, and Williams seems likely to continue to dominate the snap count at running back.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Week 10 Waiver Priority List
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Kyren Williams is dominating playing time for the Rams with at least 86 percent of the snaps in four games in a row. Should he miss any time, then Corum is a lottery ticket in waiting. He would be a potential must-start running back in all leagues if Williams ever gets hurt, and Corum is worth adding for up to 5 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Invisible in victory
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Corum rushed one time on his only snap for minus-1 yard and returned two kicks for 49 yards during Sunday's 26-20 overtime win against the Seahawks.
Kyren Williams left the field for only a single play out of the 77 the Rams ran on offense, even during overtime. Corum hasn't shown much in his limited usage, although he did see some action as a kick returner with marginal success. Williams struggled a bit in the victory, managing only 3.1 YPC and no touchdowns on his 22 carries, but Corum's role seems unlikely to change heading into a Week 10 Monday night showdown against the Dolphins.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Week 9 Waiver Priority List
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Corum is worth stashing in case something were to happen to Kyren Williams. If Corum were to start for the Rams, he would be a potential starter in all Fantasy leagues, and he's worth adding for up to 5 percent of your remaining FAB. For the season, Corum has 20 carries for 73 yards and two catches for 17 yards on two targets while playing behind Williams.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Little change in usage
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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: Week 7 Waiver Priority List
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The Rams gave Corum five carries in Week 5 against Green Bay, and he finished with 25 yards while also adding one catch for 8 yards on one target. He could get more playing time coming out of the Rams bye in Week 6, and he's a lottery ticket in case something happens to Kyren Williams. It's worth stashing Corum in deeper leagues for 1 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Rams' Blake Corum: Sees 11 snaps on offense
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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 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: No usage on offense
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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 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: Listed as top kick returner
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Corum is listed as the 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: Adds competition for Kyren Williams
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The Rams selected 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.
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Blake Corum: Checks boxes at 2024 Combine
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Corum ran a 4.53 in the 40-yard dash and added a 35.5-inch vertical jump during his workout at the 2024 NFL Combine.
The Michigan product wasn't expected to test as a superior athlete based on his tape, but his workout won't cause his stock to slip much by any means. He placed 12th out of 21 running backs in the 40 while having a dense, 5-foot-8, 205-pound frame. His agility proved to be solid as well considering his cone (6.82) and shuttle times (4.12) were among the best among his position group. His strength was on display with a running back-leading 27 reps on the bench, too. Corum had gaudy production over his final three seasons at Michigan with 56 rushing touchdowns in that span, highlighted by 27 in his senior season. He doesn't have any standout traits but is a solid all-around runner who can contribute on all three downs. Corum can handle a heavy workload and pick up the blitz, and his pass-catching numbers (51 catches, 64 targets, 338 yards) check out as workable for the next level. He may no longer be the consensus No.1 running back in the class after this weekend as other backs did manage to post impressive workouts, but Corum should be among the first three backs taken in April.
