
Running back, Notre Dame, 2019–21
Kyren Williams
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Saint Louis, MO
- Born
- Aug 26, 2000, in St. Louis, Missouri
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Kyren Williams played running back at Notre Dame (2019–21). The Los Angeles Rams took Williams in round 5, No. 164 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
199rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Clemson, 20208catches, career highvs. Alabama, 202093receiving yards, career highvs. Duke, 2020Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 211 | 1,125 | 5.3 | 13 | 65 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 204 | 1,002 | 4.9 | 14 | 91 |
| Career | 419 | 2,153 | 5.1 | 27 | 91 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 35 | 313 | 8.9 | 1 | 75 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 42 | 359 | 8.5 | 3 | 55 |
| Career | 78 | 675 | 8.7 | 4 | 75 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 3 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 1 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 151 | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 64 | 0 | 14 | 151 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 23 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 23 | RB | So. | ||
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 23 | RB | Jr. | 6′0″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 6 | 0.32 | – | – | 1.9 | – | – |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 252 | 0.17 | 56th (n=212) | 0.14 | 42.1 | 29% | 0.17 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 251 | 0.22 | 68th (n=277) | 0.16 | 56.1 | 31% | 0.24 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2021 Notre Dame 12 games, 1,002 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | W 41–38 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 83 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 32–29 | 16 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 27–13 | 12 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 41–13 | 18 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 13–24 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 32–29 | 19 | 81 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 31–16 | 25 | 138 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 44–34 | 22 | 199 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 34–6 | 17 | 95 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at | W 28–3 | 14 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 55–0 | 11 | 56 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 45–14 | 19 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
2020 Notre Dame 12 games, 1,125 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 27–13 | 19 | 112 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 52–0 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 42–26 | 19 | 185 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 12–7 | 25 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at | W 45–3 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 31–13 | 15 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 47–40 | 23 | 140 | 3 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 45–31 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 31–17 | 23 | 124 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 45–21 | 20 | 110 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs. | L 10–34 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 14–31 | 16 | 64 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
2019 Notre Dame 2 games, 26 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 35–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 66–14 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¼″ | |
| Weight | 194 lb | |
| Arm length | 28⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 69⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.07 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 57 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
Pro Bowl: 2023 · First-team All-Pro: 2023 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2023
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2023; Pro Football Writers first team 2023.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 35 | 139 | 0 | 9 | 76 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 228 | 1,144 | 12 | 32 | 206 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 316 | 1,299 | 14 | 34 | 182 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 259 | 1,252 | 10 | 36 | 281 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 54 | 294 | 3 | 21 | 173 |
| NFL career | 57 | 892 | 4,128 | 39 | 132 | 918 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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