When the Los Angeles Rams traded away Cam Akers in the course of the 2023 season, it opened up the door for Kyren Williams to show himself on the skilled stage.
Williams struggled with accidents to start his NFL profession, however as soon as given the keys to the backfield he made good on his alternative and established himself as a bellcow for head coach Sean McVay’s offense.
The Notre Dame product went on to turn into the most effective pure runners within the league, racking up 1,144 speeding yards and 12 touchdowns. He additionally added 32 receptions for 206 yards and three touchdowns for good measure in simply 12 video games.
With coaching camp behind the staff, Williams believes issues labored out for him and Los Angeles and he expressed his pleasure for the upcoming 2024 season, by way of Stu Jackson of TheRams.com:
“I feel this camp went properly, you realize?” Williams advised theRams.com after Saturday’s observe. “I feel it got here with numerous getting higher. That was the mannequin every single day was simply getting 1% higher. I don’t really feel like there was a day that I felt like would possibly efficiency, I used to be glad with (it).
“In order that’s the continued development that I bought to proceed to maintain chasing, proceed having that mindset of I’m getting there, I’m on the best way to being the place I need to be. And that’s being explosive, being decisive, and simply being who I’m as a runner. Making folks miss, or having to decrease my pads when I’ve to. So for me, it was a piece in progress, however I’m excited the place we’re going, I’m excited the place the place we’re headed, and it’s gonna be enjoyable this 12 months.”
Getting into his third 12 months, Williams definitely nonetheless has some extra upside he can faucet into. The working again missed 5 video games final season, so it stands to motive that he can have a good greater 12 months if he’s capable of keep on the sphere.
Whereas the Rams did draft Blake Corum to assist ease the load, by all accounts it feels like Williams will dominate touches once more. If he’s capable of enhance upon final season, then Los Angeles might very properly have one of the vital explosive offenses within the league once more.
Rams’ Kyren Williams ranked No. 78 on NFL Prime 100
The Rams’ offense was well-represented within the annual NFL Prime 100 listing as Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua all made the lower. Kyren Williams joined his teammates as properly, rating No. 78 on the Prime 100.
