Kyren Williams

Williams will be an interesting case study after his improbable 2023 breakout season, one where he ran for nearly 100 yards per game while scoring 15 touchdowns (12 rushing, three receiving) in just 12 games. Coach Sean McVay values Williams' pass-blocking abilities to the point that Williams almost never left the field, playing an average of 55 snaps per game. It's an incredibly heavy workload for a running back listed at 5-foot-9, 195 pounds, especially one who ran only a 4.65-second 40, and despite the excellent returns it still feels like Williams' best season might have already occurred. Not just because his stats are due for general regression, but because at around 195 pounds Williams has already had trouble holding up physically. He missed much of his 2022 rookie offseason due to a broken foot before suffering a high ankle sprain in Week 1, and in 2023 he missed five weeks (four games) with another ankle injury. The reason you don't see 195-pound backs taking 20 carries per game in the NFL is because it's very physically difficult to do, but if Williams can manage to hold up going forward then his fantasy upside is already well demonstrated. McVay wants to give Williams all the work he can handle, so the only question is what that number might be. Read Past Outlooks