Blake Corum

One big advantage Blake Corum has over Kyren Williams

Blake Corum has a significant salary advantage over Kyren Williams

Running Backs Out of Nowhere | Who Could Shake the Cuffs & Become League Winners?

There’s a long history of afterthoughts getting an opportunity and becoming league winners at running back. It can happen because of an injury to the guy in front of them. Other times, an offense needs a spark. Whatever the case, rostering those players before they become valuable can be the difference between winning a title and falling short. Below, I highlight 10 backup running backs worth targeting late in seasonal drafts. If things break their way, there is a path for each guy to become a weekly difference-maker in 2026. If the offseason reports are to be believed, then Blake Corum might be more than your average backup in 2026. Last season, the former Wolverine played 28.9% of the snaps. That could jump to 40-45% this season, as rumors of a near-even carry split between Corum and starter Kyren Williams continue to persist like clockwork. If that happens, Corum would have a weekly FLEX appeal. In 2025, while rushing for 746 yards and six touchdowns, he averaged 5.1 yards per carry (YPC). Corum also ranked second among all ballcarriers in Explosive Play Rating (122.9), fifth in EPA (+20), and 14th in juke rate (24.8%). Give him the ball, and good things happen. Blake Corum ‘s 2025 EPX Outside of his standalone value, Corum carries immense contingent upside if Williams misses any time. He’d be ranked as an RB1 any week he was projected to get the bulk of the work. You never want to forecast injuries, but that’s just one more reason Corum is an intriguing target once you get outside the top 30 running backs. Fun fact: Tyrone Tracy Jr. has averaged 10.7 fantasy points per game in each of his first two NFL seasons. He’s been consistent, averaging 790 rushing yards, 37 receptions, 286 receiving yards, and five touchdowns per season as a pro. Tyrone Tracy’s Seasonal Stats Those are solid RB3 or FLEX numbers in their own right. But Tracy could play a larger role in 2026 as the Giants ease Cam Skattebo back from a broken tibia and fractured ankle. Should the second-year back suffer any setbacks — or miss any other time, which is a very real possibility, given his reckless play style — Tracy would be the featured back. Tracy is a player no one seems to be talking about, yet he has the potential to put up big-time numbers should anything happen to Skattebo, who plays the position like an enraged bighorn sheep. Because of that, fantasy managers would be wise to take a swing on Tracy in the double-digit rounds. Apparently, this is the summer of Jonathon Brooks . Even though he hasn’t played a snap in nearly two years because of back-to-back ACL tears, Brooks is already being drafted ahead of teammate Chuba Hubbard in some big-money leagues. I understand wanting to find an edge against the competition, but this feels a wee bit aggressive. Brooks is a complete mystery box at this point. He has just 12 touches as a pro under his belt and essentially only 10 games of collegiate production, which came during his junior year at Texas. That said, Hubbard was among the least efficient and least explosive backs in football last year. If Brooks looks like the same player we saw in 2023 — when he amassed over 1,400 total yards — then it might not take much for him to overtake Hubbard and seize the RB1 role. just traded the 2.02 for 2.10 + jonathon brooks pic.twitter.com/f59lW5prga — The Podfather (@Fantasy_Mansion) April 5, 2026 If he does that, that’s certainly a scenario where Brooks could smash down the stretch. But with so much being unknown, be wary of his price in drafts. He’s a fun click to gamble on, but only if the cost stays relatively cheap. Like Tracy Jr., Dylan Sampson is backing up a teammate who’s coming back from a brutal lower-leg injury. Quinshon Judkins broke his fibula and dislocated his ankle in Week 16 last year. He looked spry in minicamp, but what if he suffers any setbacks? Dylan Sampson ‘s Advanced Metrics Enter Sampson. The 21-year-old only rushed for 175 yards as a rookie, but he showed he can be a d [... truncated ...]

Trade: Blake Corum, Xavier Legette, Mike Evans

Trade: Blake Corum, Xavier Legette, Mike Evans

Patel Dynasty League trade — Dance Monkey received: Blake Corum. unclebeej69420 received: Mike Evans, Xavier Legette, and 2027 2nd round pick (orig Dance Monkey)

Is Kyren Williams Still Overvalued in Redraft Leagues?

Kyren Williams may be slightly overvalued in redraft leagues

No Time to Waste | Ten Players to Stash in Dynasty NOW

Ten players to stash in dynasty leagues now before they break out in 2026

Random Ramsdom: This roster should breed competition

The Los Angeles Rams had a great 2025 season, but one thing that held them back was their secondary unit who seemed to give up big plays at the worst times, and for whatever reason, they weren’t consistent. To be fair, at times L.A. defense was great all around, but that wasn’t often enough. Going into this year the Rams are revamping their defense and that should lead to competition and roster battles all throughout. That’s a good thing as it should lead the Rams to having the best roster they can in 2026. Some players we have come to know may take on new roles or may not even be on the team when the season starts. Either way, L.A.’s offense and defense should push each other and themselves and that hopefully will lead to positive results for the Rams. That’s the plan. Please comment on whatever you want. I hope you had a great holiday. Happy Monday. Thank you for checking out Turf Show Times! “A failure? Not really. Hamilton was tasked with absorbing multiple roles, techniques, and responsibilities along the defensive front. On the Rams’ roster, you have to master the role before you get to play it. Hamilton knows he’ll have to make himself useful this season. It’s no longer enough to be a ‘depth player’ now. Rookie Tim Keenan III was drafted to fill precisely that role . Hamilton must show he is ready to make an impact, starting in training camp.“ “Even as Gould gladly cedes the spotlight, he is oozing with humble confidence, a quality that has translated to Rams running backs. His character, not just his teaching, has helped turn L.A.’s rushing attack completely around. Despite veering away from bigger-bodied backs, his success with Kyren Williams and, last season, Blake Corum as well, speaks for itself.” “The Los Angeles Rams had the most efficient run game in the NFL in 2025, but that doesn’t mean they were always churning out big plays. In fact, head coach Sean McVay’s teams rank in the middle of the pack in avoiding “dead runs,” according to NFL analyst Ryan Paganetti. McVay, the Rams ranked 12th among current NFL play-callers in the rate of rushing attempts that gained zero or fewer yards (aka, “dead runs”). Across 197 career games, just 18.1% of McVay’s designed runs have gone for no gain or worse, a rate of 4.48 such plays per game.“

Draft class 2024 check-in: 4 Rams no longer on team

Four members of the Los Angeles Rams' 2024 draft class are no longer with the team: Jared Verse, Brennan Jackson, Joshua Karty, and KT Leveston. Braden Fiske is now the highest-drafted remaining player from that class, especially after the team traded Verse to the Cleveland Browns. The article also discusses potential breakout candidates and player performance for the upcoming season

Kyren Williams falls in NFL Top 100 for 2nd year in a row

As a former fifth-round pick, just making three NFL Top-100 lists in his career is already a huge accomplishment for Rams running back Kyren Williams, and a clear indication of his value to Sean McVay. However, for the second year in a row, Williams is lower on the list than he was the previous season. Williams came in at 89th on the latest 2026 edition of the NFL Top-100, falling from 78th in 2024 and 85th in 2025 . They don’t come more consistent than Williams. Across his three seasons as the Rams’ lead ball-carrier, he’s never finished outside 1,100-1,300 rushing yards, 13-16 total touchdowns or 32-36 receptions. Los Angeles can seemingly pencil in a certain amount of production each year from the tough-running Williams, whose boost in efficiency last season made up for splitting more carries with Blake Corum . He fittingly falls in the Top 100 near the same range he’s been, debuting at 78 in 2024, ending up 85th last season and now landing at 89. The 26 year old back going into his fifth NFL season is entering the first year of the three-year, $33 million extension that he signed with the Rams in 2025. Williams carries a cap hit just shy of $13 million next season. But if Williams has a career-year, he might actually try to go back to the table with Les Snead in 2027. That’s because Williams’ compensation actually goes down in 2027 and 2028. The question for Williams will center on his ability to hold off third-year back Blake Corum from stealing more of his touches next season. Some would say that Corum, who had 746 rushing yards last year, is more explosive and athletic than Williams. To have a starter who has made three Top-100 lists in a row, and a backup who is close to 1,000 yards himself, McVay should have little problem running the ball in 2026

Can Blake Corum rush for 1,000 yards this season?

Running back Blake Corum was one of the biggest breakout performers for the Los Angeles Rams last season. After posting a paltry 207 yards and no touchdowns on the ground as a rookie, Corum took on a much larger share of the running back workload in 2025, rushing for 746 yards on 5.1 yards per carry with six touchdowns. He became yet another legitimate weapon for one of the most dangerous offenses in the NFL. How much more can he produce in 2026? Rams beat writer Nate Atkins of The Athletic posted a piece late this past week about potential breakout candidates in L.A. this coming season, and Corum was the second name on his list (after tight end Terrance Ferguson ). Atkins said that while Kyren Williams will still likely be the Rams’ third-down back, he thinks the rushing attempts splits will be closer to even, and had a bold thought about Corum’s ceiling in 2026. “If he can stay healthy, Corum could push for his first 1,000-yard rushing season this year, even with Williams’ presence,” Atkins wrote. If the former third-round pick out of Michigan could crack the 1,000-yard threshold it would obviously be a huge boon for the Rams offense. At the same time, it would mean that either Los Angeles is making history or a trend is getting bucked. If Corum is to pass 1,00 yards, that likely means a significant drop-off for Williams, who isn’t a perfect player and isn’t always the most popular in the Rams fan ecosystem, but he’s been consistently productive during his NFL career. He has at least 1,100 yards rushing three straight years and over 1,200 in the last two. He’s a scoring machine, with 10+ touchdowns in three consecutive seasons. And while he has his flaws, his under-the-hood advanced numbers grade him favorably as well. He ranked 23rd out of 49 qualified rushers in Rush Yards Over Expected per Attempt last season, and ranked 11th in rushing EPA, all according to NFL Pro/NextGenStats. Of course, Corum is something of an analytical darling himself, finishing last season 10th in RYOE/attempt and second in rushing EPA, so it’s not a huge leap to think he can be even more productive with more snaps and a heavier workload. It’s also, frankly, hard to see a scenario in which both Corum and Williams rush for over 1,000 yards, especially considering the other weapons on this offense and the fact that as long as you have Matthew Stafford playing a high level you still want to let him throw it plenty. There have only been two 1,000-yard rushers on the same team seven times in NFL history. The last time was when Lamar Jackson and Mark Ingram did it for the Baltimore Ravens in 2019, and the last time it was two running backs pairing for the feat was the duo of Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams for the 2009 Carolina Panthers . That team’s quarterback play was split between Jake Delhomme, who had eight touchdowns and 18 interceptions in 11 games, and Matt Moore , who started the other five games and also had eight touchdowns (although only threw two picks). Not quite the firepower of the 2026 Rams. Total yards is an imperfect stat for plenty of reasons, and it’s probably not be the best way to evaluate a player’s true impact or importance, even if that huge, round number still feels like a big deal. But there are plenty of other ways to evaluate Corum’s potential impact. Can he post similar advanced metrics to last season again? Can he earn a true 50-50 snap share with Williams, or even surpass it? If Corum can do any of that, it’s a win for the Rams’ development system and it’s a win for the offense this year in general. We’ve already seen him be an impact player; now it’s time to find out if he can be a featured one on maybe the best offenses in the league

FA: Blake Corum dropped

Drops: Blake Corum

Trade: Jayden Daniels, Blake Corum, Luther Burden +2 more

Chicago/MSU League trade — kculbertson received: Blake Corum, Ja'Marr Chase, and 2028 2nd round pick (orig Team play-in). Picks and Gibbles received: Jayden Daniels, Luther Burden, and Marcus Mariota

Despite Slipping ADP, Kyren Williams Still Has RB1 Upside in 2026

Kyren Williams remains a reliable RB1 despite a drop in ADP

Tournament of Rampions: Who is the most important?

Which player’s availability is the most important to the success of the 2026 Los Angeles Rams? What about second-most? Who would make the top-five? The winner may seem obvious, but the journey towards revealing that player in a tournament could be the most enlightening experience yet for fans curious to find out what other fans think about the players on the same team. Your number two most-important Ram is almost certainly different than the next fan’s opinion. And your number three, your number four, and your number 24. In this bracket-style tournament, you will vote for who you think the most important Rams players are for the 2026 season. I’ll post the matchups, all you have to do is vote . The players will be split between offense and defense for the first two rounds. Seeds were based on a combination of a vote I held among TST writers before the tournament and pitting the best round 1 matchups against one another I already started polling Rams fans about who the most “backups” on the team are with a poll on Tuesday and you voted Blake Corum and A.J. Arcuri into the tournament. That’s right, many of you already voted. Why stop now? As I said, nobody’s going to agree on all of this. Executive decisions were made. Argue for who you think got snubbed in the comments below. I will give you other opportunities to argue why a certain player should have made it. While we await further news on Jackson’s recent arrest, he is not going to be a part of this tournament. As far as the Rams have to be concerned, the NFL is at least going to suspend him for six games. So we move on in this tournament with A.J. Arcuri instead. We don’t know if Arcuri will even replace Jackson at left tackle, but it’s the best assumption I can make right now. If it feels better, pretend “Arcuri” is whoever plays left tackle. Here are the two brackets and the first two rounds of voting: (1) Matthew Stafford (bye) (2) Puka Nacua (bye) (3) Kevin Dotson (bye) (4) Davante Adams (bye) (5) Kyren Williams (6) Steve Avila (7) Coleman Shelton (8) Colby Parkinson (9) Tyler Higbee (10) Warren McClendon (11) A.J. Arcuri (12) Blake Corum The best players who did not make this bracket are Terrance Ferguson , Max Klare, Davis Allen , Jordan Whittington , Xavier Smith , Ty Simpson , and Ronnie Rivers . Any of them could have a big impact next season, but it felt like Ferguson just didn’t do enough last year to get in over the other two tight ends. 5-12 Kyren vs Corum 6-11 Avila vs Arcuri 7-10 Shelton vs McClendon 8-9 Higbee vs Parkinson We’ll start with a RB matchup. Williams is the starter, but some Rams fans feel like Corum should be the lead back. The 25 year old rushed for over 400 yards in the last six games of the regular season. Would it be easier to lose Williams and start Corum, or lose Corum and be left with Rivers as the second punch? (1) Trent McDuffie (bye) (2) Myles Garrett (bye) (3) Quentin Lake (bye) (4) Jaylen Watson (bye) (5) Kobie Turner (6) Kam Curl (7) Byron Young (8) Nate Landman (9) Grant Stuard (10) Braden Fiske (11) Kam Kinchens (12) Harrison Mevis The vote I held behind the scenes actually had Myles Garrett ranked somewhat low on the totem pole relative to the star power he possesses. He fell behind Trent McDuffie in voting and many also think Quentin Lake could be more important. We’ll see how the voting plays out long-term. 5-12 Turner vs Mevis 6-11 Curl vs Kinchens 7-10 Young vs Fiske 8-9 Landman vs Stuard Weird round 1 matchup of the day… I know that Harrison Mevis is not a defensive player, but I had to stick him somewhere. He was the last player to make it into the tournament and I think it provides an interesting special teams wrinkle to the game. How many people will vote that solving L.A.’s kicker problem would be more important than having Kobie Turner? I guess we will find out

5 underrated running backs entering the 2026 NFL season

Small sample sizes are sometimes all we have to work with in football analysis. We don’t have data from 800 pitches or 500 jumpshots or 300 shots on goal. Would it be nice if we had massive samples for every single player in the NFL? Yes, it would. But we don’t, and that includes second and third string running backs who show out on limited opportunities. Some of those limited-sample stats are skewed by a big run or two, but hiding in that data are hints as to who might excel if given the chance at a real backfield workload. Below are five running backs who over the past couple NFL seasons have impressed on the spreadsheets (and for some, on the field as well). I used four metrics to evaluate these rushers: Success rate, explosive rush rate, missed tackles forced, and yards after contact. These metrics, I think, offer a good look at which runners have made the most of their limited chances in the league. Yards after contact per rush: 2.25 (37th) Missed tackles forced per rush: 0.18 (18th) Explosive rush rate: 7% (9th) Rushing success rate: 59.7% (3rd) The caveat with Corum is straightforward enough: Kyren Williams is better or about equal in every key rushing metric mentioned above. Kyren in 2025 was one of the two backs with a better rushing success rate than Corum. He was slightly better at forcing missed tackles too. I’m highlighting Corum for two reasons: His ADP is lower than Williams by a long shot and Corum showed great improvement on the spreadsheets in 2025. Pro Football Focus in 2024 graded Corum as the league’s 42nd best rusher out of 77 qualifying backs. In 2025, he finished sixth in PFF grading. Corum, naturally, was tied with his backfield mate. Corum can certainly do everything Williams can do if Williams were to miss time in 2026. Sean McVay’s rushing scheme plus Corum’s efficiency would make him something close to a top-5 weekly fantasy option in such a scenario. It won’t hurt that Corum is running behind an LA offensive line that created the second highest rate of rush yards before contact in 2025. Yards after contact per rush: 1.31 (73rd) Missed tackles forced per rush: 0.12 (50th) Explosive rush rate: 10.2% (2nd) Rushing success rate: 52.5% (24th) I didn’t mean to become a Keaton Mitchell truther, but here I am, five months into the offseason, truthing Mitchell. I really had no choice after the Chargers pursued Mitchell aggressively in free agency after he spent three tantalizing seasons with the Ravens. ▶ RELATED: What Mike McDaniel’s offense means for the Chargers You might notice Mitchell doesn’t exactly check the missed tackles and yards after contact boxes. That’s OK. Speedy backs like Mitchell are often underwhelming on the after-contact stuff because they tend to gain a lot of yards before contact. Last season in Baltimore , Mitchell led all backs in yards before contact per rush (4.47), a hallmark of lightning fast rushers who regularly blow by the first wave of defenders. In this way — gaining consistent yards before contact — Mitchell is not unlike De’Von Achane , who you may remember as the centerpiece of Mike McDaniel’s Dolphins offense. McDaniel, as you surely know, is now LA’s offensive coordinator, and he’s making me rather bullish on the fourth-year runner. When a play caller puts a free agent’s face on a Wanted poster — like McDaniel did with Mitchell — I pay attention. Then there’s The Athletic’s Daniel Popper, a longtime Bolts beat writer, said in March that Mitchell’s “acceleration and threatening speed to the edge will thrive” in the Chargers offense. I’m not projecting Mitchell to be a 15-touch-per-game guy in the Chargers offense. I do think Mitchell is the kind of back who can do a lot with 8-10 weekly touches on well-designed rushes and screens in the running back-friendly McDaniel (Shanny) scheme. ▶ Check out three under-the-radar NFL team stacks for DraftKings best ball! Yards after contact per rush: 3.16 (3rd) Missed tackles forced per rush: 0.27 (3rd) Expl [... truncated ...]

Consider These No. 2 RBs Before Starters in 2026 Fantasy Football

Kyren Williams and Blake Corum are considered No. 2 RBs in the Rams backfield

Trade: Bo Nix, Blake Corum, Fernando Mendoza

Gumption, Guts, Glory trade — jadenn1 received: Blake Corum and Bo Nix. Drake’s Charges Ers* received: Fernando Mendoza

Is it Time for Dynasty Managers to Move on From Jarquez Hunter?

A fourth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Los Angeles Rams running back Jarquez Hunter appeared in just five games and did not record a single carry during his rookie season. With Rams running backs Kyren Williams and Blake Corum both appearing in all 17 games for Los Angeles, Hunter never had an opportunity to prove himself. Entering 2026, Williams and Corum remain atop the Rams running back depth chart and are coming off a season in which they combined to record over 2,300 yards from scrimmage and 19 touchdowns. Hunter may not even be guaranteed to win the RB3 role in Los Angeles, as veteran back Ronnie Rivers is also on the team's roster entering training camp. Hunter recorded 1,356 scrimmage yards and nine touchdowns in his final collegiate season at Auburn, so he could have some untapped upside. However, his path to playing time in Los Angeles is hard to see. Dynasty managers may want to consider moving on from Hunter ahead of 2026

Who will make the Rams opening roster?

With Los Angeles Rams OTAs winding down to next week’s finale, a mandatory three-day mini camp, L.A. is officially in pursuit of Super Bowl LXI. This season’s extravaganza will be held on the Rams home field, SoFi Stadium, February 14, 2027. Having just come up short in the past two seasons, the Rams continue pursuit, making off season moves to solidify weak areas of the roster and hopefully, get them over the top. OTAs are mostly about scheme change installations, getting the the team acclimated to new teammates, and preaching the “Rams way”. Still it’s not too early to project who will be the Rams opening 53 players. There may be a lot of time left until final cut downs, but the depth of the roster only leaves a handful of open spots. Here’s how I would fill them and some of my preseason thoughts. Opening roster in bold. Starter: Matthew Stafford Primary backups: Ty Simpson , Stetson Bennett Cut/practice squad: Matthew Caldwell The only question at QB is who would come off the bench if Stafford is injured. If the absence is a longer term, let Simpson loose to sink or swim. In a short term, there is an argument to be made for Bennett, he has shown incremental year-to-year improvement during preseason games and in theory, should have a good grasp of the offensive principles in Year 3. Starter: Kyren Williams Primary backups: Blake Corum , Jarquez Hunter Roster bubble: Ronnie Rivers Cut/practice squad: Jordan Waters, Dean Conners Luxury problems here. The Rams could likely get away with rostering three backs and keep two on the practice squad. KWill has three straight seasons of 1100+ yard rushing and double-digit touchdowns with a catch rate at 75 percent, yet, Corum showed explosive qualities last year and deserves more work. A single offensive rep would be an uptick for Hunter, who remains stalled behind L.A.’s talented tandem. The bottom three of the unit would all likely clear waivers and be eligible for the practice squad, Rivers is a known quantity for his adequate all-around play, Conners gives of the same vibes, but is quicker, and Waters offers a big body for short yardage. Starters: Puka Nacua , Davante Adams Primary backups: Jordan Whittington , CJ Daniels, Konata Mumpfield , Xavier Smith Roster battle/bubble: Tyler Scott , Harold Presley Cut/practice squad: Mario Williams , Tru Edwards If both L.A.’s stars, Nacua and Adams can stay healthy, the lack of depth at WR#3 will be mostly negated. But doubts will linger, if one or both get nicked up and misses extended action. Whittington gets a real chance to prove he can handle the Rams role that he played in college, the quiet guy who does tough-guy work underneath and around the line of scrimmage. Mumpfield and Daniels are similar athletically, adequate. Daniels appears to be stronger at the catch point, while Mumpfield should be improved over his rookie season. Smith holds the sixth and final roster spot, if only because the Rams did not invest in a viable replacement as punt returner. Presley and Scott could challenge him for the “little guy” spot by proving they can return kicks. Williams and Edwards are long shots, but both had their moments in last year’s preseason. Starters: Colby Parkinson , Terrance Ferguson Primary backups: Tyler Higbee , Davis Allen , Max Klare Roster bubble: Dan Villari Cut/practice squad: Rohan Jones, Mark Redman The Rams have the depth here to make up for the lack at WR#3. All of the condensed sets, stacked receivers, and motion create a scenario where three wide receiver and two tight end formations could be considered interchangeable. The vets, Parkinson, Higbee, and Allen all have a solid grasp on the offense and good hands to boot, they combine for a shade under 70 percent catch rate. Ferguson should have a bigger taste of the offense in Year 2, he’s shown the juice to get deep, now needs to show it with the ball in his hands on shorter routes. Klare shares those same traits. Villari is interesting because of his [... truncated ...]

Trade: Blake Corum ↔ Kaytron Allen

The Dirty Dozen trade — The Chosen One - 01 received: Kaytron Allen. ffgoatball received: Blake Corum