23 Facts About Kyren Williams

Kyren Williams played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Rams in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Kyren Williams rushed for 922 yards and 22 touchdowns and had 51 receptions for 774 yards and 12 touchdowns in his junior season.

Kyren Williams recorded 92 tackles, eight tackles for loss, five sacks and eight interceptions on defense.

Kyren Williams was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford and Wisconsin.

Kyren Williams is a cousin of Lions receiver Jameson Williams.

Kyren Williams joined the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as an early enrollee.

Kyren Williams was named Notre Dame's starting running back going into his sophomore year in 2020.

Kyren Williams 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 catching two passes for 93 yards.

Kyren Williams finished the season with 1,125 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on 211 carries while 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.

Kyren Williams finished the season with 204 carries for 1,002 yards and 14 TDs with 42 receptions for 359 yards and three touchdowns.

On December 10,2021, Kyren Williams declared for the 2022 NFL draft and opted out of playing in the Fiesta Bowl.

Kyren Williams was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

On June 7,2022, it was announced that Kyren Williams had suffered a broken foot in practice and had undergone surgery.

Kyren Williams was placed on injured reserve on September 13,2022.

Kyren Williams was designated to return from injured reserve on October 26,2022.

Kyren Williams was activated from injured reserve on November 12,2022.

Kyren Williams became the first player in franchise history to score multiple touchdowns in each of his first two games of a season.

Kyren Williams was placed on injured reserve on October 21,2023.

Kyren Williams was activated from injured reserve on November 25,2023, after missing four games.

Kyren Williams finished the 2023 season with 228 carries for 1,144 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns to go along with 32 receptions for 206 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in 12 appearances and 11 starts.

Kyren Williams was ranked 78th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.

Kyren Williams ran 24 times for 89 yards and two touchdowns while catching two passes for 27 yards and a touchdown which came on a 15-yard reception where Williams somersaulted over 49er strong safety Talanoa Hufanga at the goal line in the second quarter for the Rams' first points.

Four days later, against the Minnesota Vikings, Kyren Williams had 23 carries for 97 yards while catching five passes for 19 yards including a 5-yard touchdown, which gave Kyren Williams a touchdown in 10 straight regular season games.