Kyren Williams has become the heart and soul of the Los Angeles Rams offense as he has a knack for making plays and getting into the end zone.
Williams has been the lead back for head coach Sean McVay the past couple of seasons and has become one of the best overall running backs in the league. Originally a fifth-round pick out of Notre Dame, he worked his way to becoming the lead ball carrier and has yet to relinquish the role.
After making his first Pro Bowl and being named a Second-Team All-Pro in 2023, Williams had a strong 2024 season where he racked up 1,299 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns in 16 games.
Heading into the 2025 season, Williams is focused on learning from last year and becoming the best version of himself, via Stu Jackson of TheRams.com:
“As a team, we know the direction that we’re headed, and we know we’re working off of what happened, what didn’t happen last year, and every day we’re coming in to work,” Williams told theRams.com after Tuesday’s OTA practice. “For me personally, I’m more excited more than anything to get back to this year after last year and just going through all the trials and tribulations of the long season.
“I was able to play throughout the whole season, so I was able to learn from that, but also from the mistakes too – the fumbling and the mental lapses of just being out there,” Williams continued. “But for me, I’m a lot more clear coming into this year, I have a lot more focus-driven goal. I’m not worried about a lot of things on the outside that doesn’t affect me. I’m more worried about how I can affect this team positively, and how I can be the best version of myself every single day.”
Williams also admitted that he allowed external things to affect his mental space, so he’s focused on staying grounded daily:
“Last year I let a lot of things that didn’t particularly matter to me affect me, you know? And so now I’m more focused on more worldly things,” Williams explained. “How can I be the best person? How can I be the best human? How can I be the best player that I can be every single day? And everything else will follow.”
From the sound of it, the running back has done some real introspective work this offseason and it’ll be exciting to see how that translates to his game on the field.
Sean McVay gives update on Kyren Williams extension talks
Sean McVay has enjoyed having Kyren Williams as his lead back and he gave a positive update on where things stand in regards to a possible contract extension with the Rams.
