NFL draft analyst: Rams get an ‘ultimate competitor’ in Michigan RB
Blake Corum might not be headed to the team in Los Angeles that many might have expected, but several draft analysts still love the fit for the Michigan running back with the Rams.
The Rams selected the 5-foot-8, 205-pounder in the third round with the 83rd pick on Friday.
Corum endeared himself to fans in Ann Arbor, becoming the program’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns with 58 and setting a single-season record with 27 during Michigan’s national championship season in 2023. The two-time All-American also finished seventh in program history with 3,737 career rushing yards, but it also was his attitude and personality that drew rave reviews from teammates and coaches.
Meanwhile, the former four-star recruit from Virgnia will join a Rams backfield that features Kyren Williams, who rushed for 1,144 yards and 12 touchdowns in 12 games last year.
“Vision and balance is there for Blake Corum,” NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah said on the broadcast. “That is his calling card. Instinctive runner. These sharp cuts, the change of direction, he found his way into the paint a zillion times there for the Wolverines. You want to throw him the ball out of the backfield? You know that’s going to happen with the Rams and Matthew Stafford. He’s going to be able to complement Kyren Williams there.”
The Wolverines won three straight Big Ten championships and frequently leaned on Corum to move the football. He had a whopping 674 career carries and eclipsed 900 yards on the ground each of his last three years. In 2022, Corum was having a Heisman Trophy-caliber season before suffering a knee injury Week 11 against Illinois. Nevertheless, he finished with a career-high 1,463 rushing yards in just 12 games.
