Kyren Williams

Kyren Lawrence Williams (born August 26, 2000) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.

Kyren Williams
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Williams with Notre Dame in 2021
No. 23 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (2000-08-26) August 26, 2000
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:St. John Vianney
(Kirkwood, Missouri)
College:Notre Dame (2019–2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 5 / Pick: 164
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2023
Rushing yards:595
Rushing average:4.5
Rushing touchdowns:6
Receptions:22
Receiving yards:181
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school career

Williams grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended St. John Vianney High School.[1] Williams rushed for 922 yards and 22 touchdowns and also had 51 receptions for 774 yards and 12 touchdowns in his junior season.[2] As a senior, Williams rushed for 2,035 yards and 26 touchdowns caught 55 passes for 725 yards and was named the St. Louis Metro Area Offensive Player of the Year and also recorded 92 tackles, eight tackles for loss, five sacks and eight interceptions on defense.[3] Williams was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Notre Dame over offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford and Wisconsin.[4][5]

College career

2019 season

Williams joined the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as an early enrollee.[6][7] As a true freshman, he played in the first four games of the season before sitting the rest of the year in order to preserve an extra year of eligibility, rushing for 26 yards on four carries and catching one pass for three yards.

2020 season

Williams was named Notre Dame's starting running back going into his sophomore year.[8][9] He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Running Back of the Week for the first week of the season after rushing 19 times for 112 yards and two touchdowns while also catching two passes for 93 yards.[10] Williams finished the season with 1,125 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on 211 carries while also catching 35 passes for 313 yards and one touchdown and was named second-team All-ACC, the ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year, and the overall ACC Rookie of the Year.[11]

2021 season

On December 10, 2021, Williams declared for the 2022 NFL Draft.[12]

College statistics
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Season Games Rushing Receiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
2019 404266.5140133.030
2020 12122111,1255.36513353138.9751
2021 12122041,0024.99114423598.5553
Career28244192,1535.19127786758.7754

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
5 ft 9+1⁄4 in
(1.76 m)		 194 lb
(88 kg)		 28+5⁄8 in
(0.73 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		4.65 s1.57 s2.69 s4.33 s7.07 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[13][14]

Williams was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round (164th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.[15]

2022 season

On June 7, 2022, it was announced that Williams had suffered a broken foot in practice and had undergone surgery.[16] On September 8, 2022, he suffered a high ankle sprain on the first kick return.[17] He was placed on injured reserve on September 13, 2022.[18] He was designated to return from injured reserve on October 26, 2022.[19] He was activated from injured reserve on November 12, 2022.[20] As a rookie, he appeared in ten games. He received significant offensive snaps in eight of the games. He recorded 35 carries for 139 yards and nine receptions for 76 yards in the 2022 season.[21]

2023 season

In the season opener against the Seattle Seahawks, Williams scored his first two career touchdowns in a 30–13 win. During Week 6 against the Arizona Cardinals, Williams finished with 158 rushing yards and a touchdown on 20 carries as the Rams won 26–9. He was placed on injured reserve on October 21, 2023.[22]

NFL career statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2022LAR 100351394.01709768.415000
2023LAR 65974564.7316131058.120110
Career 1651325954.5316221818.220110

References
  1. Driskell, Bryan (August 17, 2020). "Notre Dame RB Kyren Williams Is Making His Presence Felt". SI.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. Sampson, Pete (July 18, 2018). "Service-minded and spiritual, Kyren Williams is committed to Notre Dame in more ways than one". The Athletic. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  3. Kvidahl, David (December 24, 2018). "Offensive player of the year: Vianney's Williams will not be denied". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  4. Kvidahl, David (June 21, 2018). "Vianney's Williams commits to Notre Dame". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  5. Pope, LaMond (June 21, 2018). "Notre Dame adds RB Kyren Williams to 2019 class". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  6. Farmer, Douglas (June 29, 2019). "Notre Dame 99-to-2: No. 23 Kyren Williams, early-enrolled freshman running back". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  7. O'Malley, Tim (September 13, 2019). "Brian Kelly on Freshman Kyren Williams: 'He Just Needs To Play'". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  8. Hansen, Eric (September 1, 2020). "How Kyren Williams became Notre Dame football's top running back". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  9. Sampson, Pete (October 15, 2020). "How Kyren Williams transformed himself into Notre Dame's answer at running back". The Athletic. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  10. Driskell, Bryan (September 14, 2020). "Notre Dame's Kyren Williams Named ACC Running Back of the Week". SI.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  11. "BenFred: Breakout season at Notre Dame puts St. Louis local Williams in mix for 2021 Heisman". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  12. Easterling, Luke (December 10, 2021). "Notre Dame RB Kyren Williams declares for 2022 NFL draft". Draft Wire. USA Today. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  13. "Kyren Williams Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  14. "Kyren Williams, Notre Dame, RB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  15. Jackson, Stu (April 30, 2022). "Rams select RB Kyren Williams with 164th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft". TheRams.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  16. Koons, Zach (June 7, 2022). "Sean McVay Announces Rams Rookie Kyren Williams Suffered Broken Foot". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  17. "McVay: Kyren Williams suffered high ankle sprain which will require surgery and sideline him for 6-8 weeks, plus updates on Brian Allen, Joe Noteboom and Matthew Orzech". www.therams.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  18. DaSilva, Cameron (September 13, 2022). "Rams sign long snapper to practice squad, make 2 other roster moves". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  19. @RamsNFL (October 26, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Returned to Practice DB Quentin Lake • Designated for Return/Returned to Practice RB Kyren Williams" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. @RamsNFL (November 12, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Waived, No Recall RB Malcolm Brown • Activated, from Reserve DB Quentin Lake, G Coleman Shelton, RB Kyren Williams • Activated, from Practice Squad TE Jared Pinkney" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. "Kyren Williams 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  22. "Rams place RB Kyren Williams on IR with ankle injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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