2022 DOAK WALKER AWARD FINALIST (OUTSTANDING RUNNING BACK): Blake Corum, Michigan,...Corum has delivered a special season as Michigan's lead back, totaling 247 carries for 1,463 rushing yards (No. 8, NCAA), the most yards by a U-M back since Mike Hart's 2006 season (1,562 yards) despite seven games this year with no fourth-quarter touches. He is U-M's first finalist for the Doak Walker Award since Hart, a two-time finalist in 2006-07. Chris Perry (2003) is the program's lone winner in seven seasons with a finalist.Corum is third in the nation with 19 total touchdowns (18 rushing), second in first downs (96), and sixth in total points (114). He recorded at least 100 yards rushing and one rushing touchdown in eight consecutive Big Ten games, the l ongest streak at U-M in the last 25 seasons. The Marshall, Virginia, native is No. 10 in rushing yards per game (121.9 yards per game) and despite a career-high 247 carries, he has only 31 yards lost on the season. - Michigan Football
Sr/2024 RB Blake Corum, Michigan
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