Corum rushed three times for 11 yards during Sunday's 20-15 victory over the Raiders.
The 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: 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: Used exclusively on special teams
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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
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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.
