2024 NFL Draft Prospect: Blake Corum

Blake Corum

Position: RB — Projected: 3rd Round

History & Measurables

Born: Nov. 25, 2000 – Marshall, VA

High School: St. Frances Academy

College: Michigan University

Height – 5’7″     Weight – 205 lbs

Traits & Characteristics

The Good

• Patience and Vision
• Nose for End Zone
• Utilizes Jump Cut to Make Defenders Miss
• Tough runner despite size

The Bad

• Not Elite Speed
• Sometimes just Runs up Middle
• Injuries and Wear and Tear from usage

Advanced Analytics Notes

2023 Rushing

• 2.42 Yards After Contact/Attempt (151st Among FBS RBs, min. 100 rush attempts)
• 31.8% of total rushing yards came on runs of 15+ yards (104th Among RBs)
• 30 Missed Tackles Forced (88th Among RBs)
• 25 Runs of 10+ Yards (T-47th Among RBs)
• 36% of carries in zone scheme, 64% of carries in gap scheme

2023 Receiving

• 75.4% Route Participation (T-153rd Among FBS RBs, min. 10 targets)
• 0.87 Yards per Route Run (130th Among RBs)
• 8.1 YAC/REC (T-137th Among RBs)
• 67.4 PFF Receiving Grade (75th Among RBs)
• 54.3 PFF Pass Blocking Grade (324th Among RBs)

Film Notes and Highlights

Blake Corum is a very tough runner despite his size. Although he is not very tall, he is compact and can take a heavy workload. I think Corum has some of the best vision in the class and shows great patience to press the hole before making moves on defenders. He is smart and uses a variety of moves including a nasty jump cut to avoid defenders. Late in big games he would use hesitation to break long runs to ice games for Michigan.

I think he is more quick than fast, but has the speed to make long gains. He is able to get his pads low and keep his legs moving to get tough yards. Corum had a nose for the end zone with 45 touchdowns in the last two years. Injuries and the ability to stand up to the beating of a NFL season are concerns of mine. The main things I love about his game is he is decisive and knows how to grit out the tough yards. -Brandon Haye

(Games Watched: vs Ohio St 2023, vs Penn St 2023, vs Iowa 2022, vs Penn St 2022)

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