Blake Corum

I have my worries about Corum, but the Rams investing third-round draft capital in him was interesting. Corum's yards after contact per attempt, breakaway percentage, and elusive ratings fell in each of his final three collegiate seasons (per PFF). That's not exactly the trend line that you want to have entering the NFL, but the Rams' third-round investment in the Michigan product is a decent vote of confidence that Corum can possibly get back to his 2021 form (24th in yards after contact per attempt per PFF). I doubt Corum is taking passing down snaps away from Kyren Williams, but he could help spell him on early downs and salt away the clock late in games. Corum is a high-end handcuff only right now.

Blake Corum has impressed Rams head coach Sean McVay during minicamp, with McVay saying Corum has displayed maturity and handles himself well even when things don’t go to plan.

Fantasy Impact

The rookie third round pick is in line for the number 2 role in the Rams backfield behind Kyren Williams. While it’s hard to see Corum getting a sizeable workload as long as Williams is healthy, he could nevertheless inherit workhorse role should Williams ever suffer an injury, which has happened during each of his first two professional seasons.