Raiders NFL Draft Prospect: HB Blake Corum, Michigan

The Las Vegas Raiders could strike gold by taking former Michigan running back Blake Corum in the second round of next month's NFL Draft.

The Las Vegas Raiders probably won't use their first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on a running back. They could, however, have a great opportunity to take arguably the best running back in the draft class, Blake Corum of Michigan, with their second-round pick.

Corum helped will Michigan to a national title last season while leading the nation with 27 rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 1,245 yards and recorded 117 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown while starting all 15 games for the Wolverines.

Corum was named the Amache-Dayne Running Back of the Year as the Big Ten's top running back, an All-Big Ten First Team honoree, an American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) first-team All-American, a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), USA Today, and Fox Sports, and a third-team All-American by the Associated Press. He was also one of three winners of the 2023 Comeback Player of the Year Award, as his 2023 campaign followed a 2022 season in which Corum suffered a season-ending knee injury.

Despite playing just 12 games because of that injury, Corum posted a career-best 1,463 rushing yards and was named a unanimous first-team All-American for his 2022 campaign. He was also a 2022 Doak Walker Award finalist.

Pro Football Focus gave Corum an overall grade of 84.0 for his 2023 season and a 96.2 for his 2022 season.

The young running back earned a total score of 79 from NFL Next Gen Stats for his Combine showing. It was the third-best score among all running backs. Corum also received a production score of 75, the fourth-best among running backs, and an athletisicm score of 77, the 12th-best among running backs.

The NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Mich., on April 25-27, 2024. The Las Vegas Raiders currently have the No. 13 overall pick.

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