Chris Gimino recommended stashing Blake Corum in Round 17 as an anti-fragile play tied to Kyren Williams’ heavy workload. After watching Sean McVay funnel every meaningful touch to Williams last year, Gimino conceded Corum’s 2023 redraft hype flopped, but he now sees the Michigan rookie as a pure contingent bet that costs almost nothing. If Williams misses time, the weekly DFS-style projection for Corum would be "very, very productive" thanks to his 214-pound frame, three-down versatility and the Rams’ indoor-heavy schedule. Gimino urged drafters building RB-light best-ball rosters to ignore Corum’s floor, focus on how a Williams injury could turn the pick into a league-winner, and accept that McVay’s backfield surprises make late-round darts mandatory in this offense.

Steph Miller argued Blake Corum remains fully draftable near pick 195 even though he projects for minimal work behind Kyren Williams out of the gate. She admitted Corum is "mostly an injury-dependent bet" but thinks the thesis is worth it: if Williams’ chronic foot issues flare up again, Sean McVay would lean on Corum’s proven three-down profile— he averaged 5.6 yards per carry and caught 35 passes last year at Michigan. Steph compared the pick to Will Shipley as a pure contingency play but prefers Corum because the Rams quietly upgraded run blocking by adding Jackson Powers-Johnson and Christian Haynes. With Los Angeles expected to rank top-12 in red-zone snaps, Corum could stumble into double-digit TD upside for the final month if the depth chart breaks his way.

Eric Polzin advised hammering Blake Corum around pick 190 as the clear handcuff to Kyren Williams. He noted Corum’s ADP is 70 spots cheaper than the rookie-hype cost from last year (122) even though the depth chart is cleaner. Polzin is confident Sean McVay will lean on the second-year back— not rookie Donavyn Hunter— if Williams misses time after two seasons of heavy usage. Corum’s late-season 2024 snap increase was encouraging, and Polzin already has him in 33 % of drafts versus 31 % Williams exposure, giving himself high-ceiling contingencies without sacrificing price-adjusted value.

Greg Brainos advised passing on rookie Blake Corum until the very last rounds, arguing Corum needs a Kyren Williams injury just to have startable weeks. Brainos reiterated that Sean McVay was deliberate in drafting Jarquez Hunter to be the change-of-pace back, leaving Williams entrenched for 70-plus percent of touches when healthy. Even if Hunter were to miss time, Brainos thinks the Rams would revert to last year’s Williams-centric approach rather than feature Corum. Because Kyren’s three-down skill set and pass-pro reliability overlap with Corum’s, Brainos doesn’t see a realistic path to weekly volume short of an extended Williams absence. He is therefore fading Corum’s 16th-round ADP, preferring higher-leverage handcuffs in the same range.

Hayden Winks recommended stashing rookie Blake Corum in the 18th-round range as the clean contingency bet behind Kyren Williams. Winks believes the Rams’ selection of Jarquez Hunter was more of an admission that the backfield lacked explosiveness than an indictment of Corum’s three-down profile. Williams’ efficiency cratered in 2023 (sub-4.0 YPC) and he led all running backs with six fumbles, so a genuine training-camp competition is coming. Corum could win early-down work outright while still retaining every-down upside if Williams misses time. Because both Rams rookies hover around pick 190, Winks views Corum as cheap “two-for-one” upside that lets Best Ball drafters fade the fragile RB4/5 tier and still capture a potential mid-season starter tied to Sean McVay’s top-10 red-zone offense.