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| Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
| 247Sports | 4 | 244 | #20 RB | #8 |
| Rivals | 4 | 67 | #8 RB | #6 |
| ESPN | 4 | 116 | #12 RB | #6 |
| 247Sports Composite | 4 | 119 | #12 RB | #6 |
Vitals
| Hometown | Baltimore (MD) St. Frances Academy |
| Projected Position | Running Back |
| Height | 5-foot-8 |
| Weight | 193-pounds |
Recruitment
Corum first made it to campus earlier in 2019, a month after being offered, as part of his high school visiting Ann Arbor for the Michigan – Maryland basketball game.
With Ohio State in the mix, it seemed like a longshot for the Wolverines, but he made his way to campus on June 21 for the big recruiting weekend, a week after visiting Columbus, and pledged just six days later on June 27.
He went on to have a solid senior year, which started with a four touchdown performance in St. Frances Academy’s season opener.
Readiness Level
Has the talent to be a day one participant, but given how loaded Michigan’s running backs room is, he’ll likely be a late-game bench player or change of pace back.
However, if he acclimates to Josh Gattis’ system quickly, he could change that in a hurry.
Early Enrollee?
Yes
Notes (via MGoBlue.com)
Prep
• Attended St. Frances Academy (2020) coached by Biff Poggi
• Helped lead St. Frances to an 11-1 season in 2019 and the No. 3 rank in HighSchoolFootballAmerica.com’s national rankings and the No. 5 ranking in the USA Today Super 25Key Statistics
• Carried the ball 145 times for 1,266 yards and scored 19 rushing touchdowns as a senior; added eight receptions for 152 yards and three TDs
• Rushed for 1,415 yards and added 280 receiving yards to go along with 20 touchdowns as a juniorHonors and Rankings
• 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Maryland
• Rated as the 119th-best player nationally, the 12th overall running back, the No. 6 prospect in Maryland and a four-star performer in the 247Sports Composite rankings
• Four-star prospect according to 247Sports; rated as the seventh-best player in Maryland, the nation’s 19th-best running back and the 237th overall player in the country
• Four-star performer according to Rivals.com; listed as the sixth-best prospect in Maryland, the No. 8 running back nationally and the 67th overall player in the country
• Member of the ESPN300 as the 116th overall prospect nationally; ranked as the sixth-best player in Maryland, the No. 16 prospect in the region and the 12th-best running back in the country
• PrepStar Magazine Top 350 All-American; listed as the 11th-best running back nationally and the ninth-rated player in the state of Maryland
• Selected to participate in the Under Armour All-American GamePersonal
• Blake Nolan Corum was born November 25, 2000
• Son of James and Christina Corum
Film
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Corum has all the tools to be a tremendously useful all-purpose back; it’s difficult to prevent this post from reaching high levels of corniness because of how well he fits the #SpeedInSpace mantra. A definitive scouting take can’t be issued without watching him over the course of a full game, but everything available on film points to a guy who can carry the ball out of the backfield and find extra room thanks to well-paired vision and athleticism, and also one who can run through contact when someone eventually gets to him. The one thing that stood out from Opening regional numbers and the camp highlight film is that he seems to have an average vertical, which isn’t a huge deal as a running back but points to why he should not primarily play slot.
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