How To Draft Kyren Williams And Blake Corum In 2026 Fantasy Football
Ian Hartitz breaks down how to approach the two-headed Rams backfield of Kyren Williams and Blake Corum in 2026 fantasy football drafts.
After consecutive years of dominating the backfield touches in LA, Kyren Williams ceded more work to Blake Corum last season than most expected. Should we expect another split in 2026? Ian Hartitz breaks it down as part of his 2026 Los Angeles Rams Team Preview.
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What Sort Of Backfield Split Between Kyren Williams & Blake Corum Should We Expect In 2026?
- RB1: Kyren Williams (RB17 in our consensus fantasy football rankings)
- RB2: Blake Corum (RB35)
- RB3: Jarquez Hunter
The Rams handed Kyren Williams a shiny new three-year, $33 million extension last August … and proceeded to give him fewer touches (17.4) than in 2023 (21.7) or 2024 (21.9). Now, the fantasy returns were still plenty fine (15.5 PPR points per game, RB11), but we're talking about a guy who trailed only Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley and Jahmyr Gibbs on a per-game basis during the 2023-2024 seasons!
Williams was once a regular candidate to soak up 80-100% of the backfield's work during any given game, but last season the Rams were content to form a fairly regular 60/40 split between him and Blake Corum. Just look at their utilization following the team's Week 8 bye …
Still plenty of fantasy points—credit to Williams for ranking 10th in yards per carry (4.8) and first in rushing success rate (62.9%)—but it's a bit tougher to see the path to league-winning 20-plus PPR points per game upside with this sort of split.
This brings us to Corum, who has a good case for being the best handcuff in fantasy football land. His borderline RB2 run during the second half of last season was, like Williams, thanks in large part to him also making the most out of his opportunities: Corum's average of 5.1 yards per carry ranked fifth at the position, and only Kyren had a higher rushing success rate. He looked good doing it! The Rams have been reluctant to get Corum as involved as a receiver (8 receptions vs. 36 for Kyren in 2025), but their respective success could lead to something even closer to a 50/50 split on the ground in 2026.
These are two damn good running backs!
Ultimately, the split is enough to scare us off Williams as a legit top-12 option at the position … but that's okay because he's currently priced as just the RB17 in early drafts! Corum (RB34 ADP) is in a similar bucket where, sure, these projections make sense if both stay healthy all year long, but here's the cool part: Each RB has SKY-high upside should the other miss any amount of time, making each a fun click at price tags that sure seem a lot closer to their floor than ceiling.
Also note: Jarquez Hunter played as many offensive snaps for the Rams as you did last season. That said, Corum and Williams were also largely afterthoughts as rookies before being asked to do much more in Year 2. The team's decision not to draft an RB this year should cement Hunter as the next man up, although special teamer Ronnie Rivers could perhaps also be annoying. You don't need an alleged fantasy expert to tell you Hunter's future isn't looking great, but hey, that's why the dynasty fantasy gods created taxi squads!
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