Name: Blake Corum
Height: 5’8″
Weight: 200 lbs.
High school: Baltimore (MD) St. Frances
Position: Running back
Class: Sophomore
Jersey number: #2
Last year: I ranked Corum #58 and said he would be a backup running back (LINK). He started one game and had 26 carries for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns, plus 5 catches for 73 yards.
TTB Rating: 83
I’ve never seen so much off-season hype for a running back who averaged 2.96 yards per carry the previous season, but that’s where we are as Michigan fans, hoping for players to come out of nowhere and be stars. Corum did show flashes in 2020, bouncing a stuffed run outside for a touchdown against MSU, catching a 24-yard toss (which was officially scored as a pass but should have been a rush) against Minnesota, etc. Michigan’s offensive line and quarterback play were mostly questionable last season, so those things are probably at least partially responsible for Corum’s lack of production. He also showed some impatience at times.
With Chris Evans (Cincinnati Bengals) and Zach Charbonnet (UCLA) now departed, Corum clearly moves up on the depth chart. All accounts have Hassan Haskins as the #1 guy on the depth chart and Corum #2, with freshmen Donovan Edwards and Tavierre Dunlap backing them up. Michigan has typically rotated several backs, but the depth chart gets thin quickly with only four scholarship players on the roster. It will be important for all the backs to stay healthy, especially Haskins and Corum. Corum also has value as a receiver and seems to have more big-play ability than Haskins.
Prediction: Backup running back
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