Blake Corum’s second NFL season was much better than his first. He was able to earn the clear RB2 role behind Kyren Williams and work his way into a role worthy of being on fantasy football rosters. Entering year three with largely the same roster and the same offensive system in place, is Corum someone fantasy managers should be targeting in drafts?
Should You Draft Blake Corum in Fantasy Football?
Many fantasy managers (read: me) have been trying to put Williams out to pasture for multiple seasons now. It perfectly illustrates the point about Day 3 running backs. It’s very hard to shake that stigma even with multiple seasons of high-end production.
There should be no doubting Williams at this point. He’s slow. He’s not athletic. He’s a former fifth-round pick who barely eclipsed 200 total yards as a rookie. It doesn’t matter. He’s proven repeatedly that he’s simply good at football.
When the Rams drafted Corum in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the fantasy community convinced themselves he was going to overtake Williams. They did the same thing in 2025 with Jarquez Hunter. Williams just keeps on trucking.
Although Williams is the clear RB1 and Corum is no threat to overtaking him, that role does look different now than it did during Williams’ breakout 2023 campaign.
In 2023, Williams saw a 78.4% opportunity share. He was a true three-down back and only left the field when he was tired. In 2024, it was even greater. He played 88.4% of the snaps and saw an 82.8% opportunity share. Those numbers ranked first and second. But in 2025, everything changed.
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Sean McVay is nothing if not malleable. When he first started coaching, he was an all-11-personnel, one-running-back guy. It didn’t matter who it was, the Rams were going to deploy three wide receivers and a singular lead back who played every snap. The NFL has since shifted, and so has McVay.
The Rams are now pioneers of heavier packages, utilizing two and three tight ends more. And at running back, they use a pure committee. For the latter part, Corum deserves a ton of credit.
When last season started, it was more of the same. Williams was playing over 70% of the snaps, sometimes even more than 90%. He handled just about every touch, with Corum taking a series here and there. By the second half of the season, things were totally different.
Corum played really well and forced a change in this backfield. It became a “your turn/my turn” thing where Williams and Corum would alternate drives, with each playing every snap on his respective drive. The only slight alteration was that Williams would come in during Corum’s drives on third downs.
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The lack of receiving work made Corum entirely dependent on touchdowns, but the bigger story was the consistent usage. Beginning in Week 7, Corum saw double-digit carries in seven of his final 11 games to close out the season.
Now, it’s worth noting that the only weeks in which Corum was worth putting in fantasy lineups were the ones in which he scored. With a 2.4% target share, he truly is touchdown or bust. Corum scored in four straight games from Weeks 13-16, posting at least 13.1 fantasy points in each of them. He didn’t have a single other game in double digits outside of Week 2 when…you guessed it, he scored.
Corum’s Redraft Fantasy Football Value
The expectation for the 2026 season is more of the same. Williams will start and the two backs will alternate drives. Corum is still a backup, but he’s a safe bet for 8-10 touches per week.
At an RB36 price tag, you’re getting a guy who can reasonably score any week and provide RB2 production, who also possesses the contingent upside of a Williams injury. If Williams goes down, Corum will be at least a high RB2, potentially an RB1 if the starting role results in him seeing more targets.
Matthew Stafford threw 46 touchdowns last season. He had an absurd and unsustainable 7.7% touchdown rate. Every time in his career that he’s had a TD rate above 5%, it’s regressed significantly the next year. Of the Rams’ 63 touchdowns last season, 73% of them were in the air. Even with near certain regression in terms of total touchdown volume, there’s room for positive regression in the rushing TD department.
I have Corum at RB33, which is slightly above ADP. There are a couple of backs going after him who I like more, but by no means am I avoiding Corum. The ideal RB3 for fantasy rosters is the back who has standalone Flex value with injury-contingent upside. Corum checks both boxes.
Preseason Fantasy RB Rankings
- Bijan Robinson | ATL
- Jahmyr Gibbs | DET
- James Cook III | BUF
- Jonathan Taylor | IND
- Ashton Jeanty | LV
- Christian McCaffrey | SF
- Saquon Barkley | PHI
- Chase Brown | CIN
- De’Von Achane | MIA
- Derrick Henry | BAL
- Kenneth Walker III | KC
- Jeremiyah Love | ARI
- Omarion Hampton | LAC
- Javonte Williams | DAL
- Breece Hall | NYJ
- Kyren Williams | LAR
- D’Andre Swift | CHI
- Travis Etienne Jr. | NO
- Josh Jacobs | GB
- Cam Skattebo | NYG
- David Montgomery | HOU
- Bhayshul Tuten | JAX
- TreVeyon Henderson | NE
- Quinshon Judkins | CLE
- Jaylen Warren | PIT
- Bucky Irving | TB
- Jadarian Price | SEA
- Rhamondre Stevenson | NE
- Chuba Hubbard | CAR
- Kenny Gainwell | TB
- Tony Pollard | TEN
- Jordan Mason | MIN
- Rico Dowdle | PIT
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt | WAS
- Blake Corum | LAR
- RJ Harvey | DEN
- Kyle Monangai | CHI
- Rachaad White | WAS
- Chris Rodriguez Jr. | JAX
- Zach Charbonnet | SEA
- Aaron Jones Sr. | MIN
- Jonathon Brooks | CAR
- J.K. Dobbins | DEN
- Tyler Allgeier | ARI
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. | NYG
- Isiah Pacheco | DET
- Woody Marks | HOU
- Tyjae Spears | TEN
- Nick Singleton | TEN
- Brian Robinson Jr. | ATL
