Blake Corum

Former running back at Michigan. 2023: 1,245 rushing yards, 27 rushing TD, 16 catches.

RB · Michigan · Sr. · #2

5′8″ · 213 lb · Marshall, VA

CFB Index 86 · #11 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceAll-AmericanLos Angeles — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 19, #83 overall

On production he ranks #11 of 310 RBs; on reputation he is an All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 129 nationally · Signed with Michigan

Statement game21 car · 171 yds · 3 TDvs Washington (FBS) · W 31-10

Top 1% rushing TDs game since 2021.

Two bum screens to Corum, time to move on from that I thinkr/CFB game thread · ▲ 5His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Michigan. 2023: 1,245 rushing yards, 27 rushing TD, 16 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2020.
Drafted round 3 by the Los Angeles in 2024.
Named Big Ten Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Michigan, 3,734 rushing yards, a Consensus All-American season (2022) — drafted at #83 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20206 games

Signed with Michigan4-star out of St. Frances Academy

202111 games

All-Big Tenthird

202212 games

All-Americafirst · 11 selectors
All-Big Tenfirst
Big Ten Most Valuable Playerwinner
Big Ten Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Yearwinner

202315 games

All-Americafirst
All-Big Tenfirst
Big Ten Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Yearwinner

2024

Drafted by Los Angelesround 3, pick 83

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#129 national

CFB

College

Michigan

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #83

Los Angeles · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

20 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

1 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)

Featured in The Canon

#66

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season

#83Rd 3 · Pick 19

Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 42-7 over that span.

2020Michigan2-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Pass-leaning

2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

86All-Conference level #11 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (96th percentile). Strength: rush tds (100th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (20th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#18 / 426 · 96th pct

11.2%

Success rate#110 / 426 · 74th pct

49.5%

EPA / carry#152 / 426 · 64th pct

0.23

Yards / carry#296 / 426 · 31st pct

4.8

Explosive rate#341 / 426 · 20th pct

4.2%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#1 / 333 · 100th pct

Carries#7 / 333 · 98th pct

258

Rush yards#18 / 333 · 95th pct

1245

Fumbles lost#1 / 207 · 84th pct

Long run#91 / 333 · 72nd pct

Receptions#104 / 327 · 67th pct

Rec yards#112 / 327 · 66th pct

117

Yards / carry#174 / 333 · 45th pct

4.8

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

84th → 64th percentile

Success rate

89th → 74th percentile

Explosive rate

72nd → 20th percentile

Yards / carry

73rd → 31st percentile

TD rate

82nd → 96th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

255 carries

Stuffed (≤0)

49%

Grind (1–3)

33%

Chunk (4–9)

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 15 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home9g	83.6	5.3	2.0
Road6g	82.2	4.8	1.5

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-79g	84.8	5.9	1.7
Weeks 8+6g	80.3	3.8	2.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

86 · #11 of 310 RBs

Former four-star. Now #11 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2023

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA1st

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Michigan	258	1,245	4.8	27	--
2022	Michigan	247	1,463	5.9	18	--
2021	Michigan	144	952	6.6	11	--
2020	Michigan	26	74	2.8	2	--
Career		675	3,734	5.5	58	--

Season	Team
2023	Michigan	16	117	7.3	1	--
2022	Michigan	11	80	7.3	1	--
2021	Michigan	24	141	5.9	1	--
2020	Michigan	5	73	14.6	0	--
Career		56	411	7.3	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 30–24

vs Ohio State

88 rush yds (22 car) · 2 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With J. McCarthy — 148 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 17 rush yds (4 car) · T. Doman — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 71 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Washington · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.71Blake Corum run for 59 yds to the WASH 20 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · UNLV · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA -3.66Blake Corum run for 1 yd to the UNLV 17
Week 3 · Bowling Green · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.55Blake Corum run for 54 yds to the BGSU 23 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Penn State · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +3.40Blake Corum run for 44 yds to the PSU 21 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Alabama · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +3.06J.J. McCarthy pass complete to Blake Corum for 27 yds to the ALA 40 for a 1ST down Michigan Penalty, Illegal Block (-10 Yards) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Penn State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.81Blake Corum run for 30 yds for a TD (James Turner KICK)
Week 13 · Ohio State · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Blake Corum run for 1 yd for a TD (James Turner KICK)
Week 1 · Washington · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.66Blake Corum 12 Yd Run (James Turner Kick)
Week 13 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.65Blake Corum run for 22 yds for a TD (James Turner KICK)
Week 1 · East Carolina · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.50Blake Corum run for 37 yds to the ECU 2 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 15 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 30-3vs East Carolina	10	73	7.3	1	37
Wk 2	W 35-7vs UNLV	15	80	5.3	3	19	3 rushing TDs
Wk 3	W 31-6vs Bowling Green	12	101	8.4	2	54
Wk 4	W 31-7vs Rutgers	21	97	4.6	2	14
Wk 5	W 45-7@ Nebraska	16	74	4.6	1	15
Wk 6	W 52-10@ Minnesota	9	69	7.7	1	40
Wk 7	W 52-7vs Indiana	13	52	4.0	2	12
Wk 8	W 49-0@ Michigan State	15	59	3.9	1	17
Wk 10	W 41-13vs Purdue	15	44	2.9	3	9	3 rushing TDs
Wk 11	W 24-15@ Penn State	26	145	5.6	2	44	Season-high 145 yds
Wk 12	W 31-24@ Maryland	28	94	3.4	2	14
Wk 13	W 30-24vs Ohio State	22	88	4.0	2	22
Wk 14	W 26-0@ Iowa	16	52	3.3	2	6
Bowl	W 27-20vs Alabama	19	83	4.4	1	21
Bowl	W 34-13vs Washington	21	134	6.4	2	59
Total		258	1245	5.1	27	59

How he plays

Play style

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

CFB Index positional classification

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

~ our read

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.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

Not actually a closer

checked · no story

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.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

fact

19/283rd/4th & short

31/40Inside-5 share