Blake Corum

#2 · RB · Sr. · Michigan5′8″ · 213 lb · Marshall, VA · St. Frances Academy

Blake Corum: RB · Michigan · #2.

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Blake Corum

RB · Michigan · Sr · #2

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fourth year in the Michigan backfield. All-America (AFCA) in 2023 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 145 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Penn State, Week 11, 2023.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

255Carries
1240Yards
18.9%Top-5 share
8.6%Stuffed rate

Just 18.9% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 8.6% of his carries. 13 carries for 41 yds vs Michigan State; 26 for 145 vs Penn State.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

Not actually a closer

47.1%Carry share
34.5%Q4-lead share
72.9%In competitive games

47.1% of carries overall (252/535) → 34.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (48/139) — 72.9% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

19/283rd/4th & short
31/40Inside-5 share

19 of 28 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (67.9%). 31 of the team's 40 inside-the-5 carries (77.5%).

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