
Kyren Williams Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 5'9" / 194 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- August 26, 2000 (23)
- Experience
- 2nd Season
- Drafted
- 2022 / Rd. 5 / Pk. 164 (LAR)
- College
- Notre Dame
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Kyren Williams News
Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams had a disappointing showing against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3. In the Rams' first game since Cam Akers was traded to the Vikings, Williams had only 10 rushing attempts for 38 yards. The second-year back was targeted seven times in the passing game but came away with just two catches for another 27 yards. Sean McVay gave his running back just two red zone rushing attempts on Monday night, ran 13 running plays in the entire game, and perplexed fans with his insistence on utilizing the pass to attempt short-yardage first-down conversions on multiple occasions. In Week 4, the Rams take on the Indianapolis Colts who have limited opposing running backs to 68 yards per game and have not allowed a touchdown to the position since Week 1. Still, with Williams operating as a three-down back he should be in starting lineups in Week 4.
Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams has completely taken over the team's backfield and looks like a fantasy league winner. The second-year back out of Notre Dame is the overall RB2 behind only Christian McCaffrey through the season's first two weeks. The 23-year-old totaled 100 yards and had two trips to the end zone in his first start with Cam Akers inactive. Williams played in 95% of offensive snaps during Week 2 and is a three-down back, with Akers now traded to the Vikings. Fantasy managers can confidently start Williams as an RB1 in Week 3, as he's facing a Bengals defense that has given up the second-most rush yards in the league.
Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams was highly productive in the team's 30-23 loss to the division-rival San Francisco 49ers. With Cam Akers surprisingly being a healthy scratch, the second-year back took on the full workload and did not disappoint. The Notre Dame product carried the ball 14 times for 52 yards and a rushing touchdown, along with catching six of his 10 targets for 48 yards and a receiving touchdown. Williams had the second-most targets on the team and produced despite the difficult matchup. Williams is an RB2 at the very least in the future each week and is a matchup-proof start, considering his volume as long as Akers remains uninvolved. Williams will look to build on last Sunday's performance against the Bengals in Week 3.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
FS | Russ Yeast |
John Johnson III | |
NT | Bobby Brown III |
Kobie Turner | |
LDE | Jonah Williams |
Earnest Brown IV | |
RDE | Aaron Donald |
Larrell Murchison | |
LOLB | Byron Young |
Nick Hampton | |
LILB | Ernest Jones |
Troy Reeder | |
RILB | Christian Rozeboom |
Jake Hummel | |
ROLB | Michael Hoecht |
LCB | Derion Kendrick |
Tre Tomlinson | |
SS | Jordan Fuller |
Quentin Lake | |
RCB | Ahkello Witherspoon |
Duke Shelley | |
NB | Cobie Durant |
LS | Alex Ward |
K | Brett Maher |
P | Ethan Evans |
QB | Matthew Stafford |
Brett Rypien | |
RB | Kyren Williams |
Ronnie Rivers | |
LWR | Van Jefferson |
Demarcus Robinson | |
RWR | Tutu Atwell |
Ben Skowronek | |
SWR | Puka Nacua |
Austin Trammell | |
TE | Tyler Higbee |
Brycen Hopkins | |
LT | Joe Noteboom |
Alaric Jackson | |
LG | Steve Avila |
C | Brian Allen |
Coleman Shelton | |
RG | Tremayne Anchrum Jr. |
Kevin Dotson | |
RT | Rob Havenstein |
Warren McClendon Jr. |
Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams had a mostly quiet rookie campaign, rushing 35 times for 139 yards and catching nine passes for 76 yards -- scoring no touchdowns. However, he's still in play for the Rams' RB2 behind Cam Akers in 2023. Los Angeles selected Ole Miss running back Zach Evans in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft but did not add any more notable competition. That said, Evans and Williams will have all offseason to battle it out to be the primary handcuff RB in Sean...