The Los Angeles Rams had one of the most productive offenses on the ground last year, finishing 11th in rushing yards in 2023. Running back Kyren Williams, who led the league in yards per carry, finished third in the league in rushing yards and was tied for fifth place in rushing TDs among all running backs last season.
The Rams also added Michigan RB Blake Corum in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Corum, a key cog in the Michigan Wolverines' national championship run in 2023, rushed for 1,245 yards and a whopping 27 total touchdowns last year. Corum finished his career with 3,727 rushing yards and 58 touchdowns.
Even with this production leading the way on their offense, the Rams didn't finish with a top-ten running back room in the NFL, according to one site.
Pro Football Focus ranked all 32 running back rooms in the NFL, placing the Rams at 11th, just outside the top-10. Here's what PFF had to say about the Rams' RB stable:
"This might be too high a ranking for the Rams. Still. Kyren Williams earned an 80.3 PFF rushing grade with the sixth-highest PFF wins above average figure (0.17) in 2023.
The team also now has rookie Blake Corum, who felt like he was slow to trust his knee after injury in the first half of 2023 but returned to form during Michigan's playoff stretch. Let’s not forget Corum earned an incredible 96.2 rushing grade in 2022. These two could make up one of the league's most efficient running back rooms."
Blake Corum will form part of a 1-2 battering ram with Kyren Williams, one that the Rams are hoping will keep their offense on track for the 2024 season and beyond.
Personally, I'm not sold on some of the teams ahead of them, like the Packers, Jets, Eagles, and Colts, as each of these teams aren't really full "rooms", instead being anchored by a single talent. However, given how unproven Corum is (even if I do believe he's the best RB in LA) and Williams's injury history, it's a reasonable placement for these two. We'll see how they shift by the end of the season.
