Kyren Williams Fantasy Overview

Another Productive Season

Williams recorded 259 carries, 1,252 yards, and 10 TDs in 17 games. He hit 65 total yards in all but one game.

He added 36 catches, 281 receiving yards, and 3 receiving TDs.

Williams finished RB9 in total PPR points and 11th in points per game. He climbed to RB8 in half-PPR and ninth in PPG.

Williams delivered seven top-12 PPR fantasy finishes, with only three outside the top 25.

New Competition Emerges

Rams RB attempts climbed from 397 in 2024 to 413 last year, but Williams’ share shrank. His volume dipped to 15.2 carries per game after sitting at 19.0 in 2023 and 19.7 in 2024.

Blake Corum’s emergence drove the shift, as he averaged 8.5 carries per game and then 10.5 over the final 11 games, compared with 14.9 for Williams.

Williams held the edge with 58.6% of the Rams’ red-zone carries, well ahead of Corum’s mark of 29.9%. Williams also led inside the 10-yard line, 56.6% to 30.2%.

That advantage carried over to the receiving game, where he topped Corum in target share (8.6% to 2.4%) and route rate (47.1% to 15.3%).

Williams' Doppelganger

There wasn’t a clear efficiency winner between Williams and Corum:

Both RBs excelled in rushing success rate, with Williams edging Corum 62.4% to 60.2% and leading all 49 RBs who carried 100+ times.

Neither back turned in strong efficiency as a receiver. Williams tallied 0.81 yards per route run, 35th out of 42 RBs with 30+ targets. Corum was even worse at 0.40 YPRR.

The Rams Provided Plenty of Support

The Rams created a strong rushing environment, ranking second in situation-neutral pace and eighth in total plays while the O-line finished first in Pro Football Focus run-block grade and second in ESPN’s run-block win rate.

Matthew Stafford played all 17 games and guided this offense to the No. 1 finish in points per game (30.5) and yards per game (394.6).

In a League of His Own

Williams has now reached 1,300 total yards and 13+ total scores in three straight seasons.

He’s the only RB league-wide to hit those marks in each of the past three years.

Streak of Good Health Continues

Williams enjoyed a healthy 2025, finishing fifth among RBs in snaps (772) in 17 games. He picked up a minor ankle injury in Week 13 but played through it.

He has now gone two straight seasons without losing a game to injury. Williams last missed time in 2023, when a high-ankle sprain cost him four games.

Is a 50-50 Split Coming?

The Athletic’s Nate Atkins wrote in May that he expects “more of a 50-50 split … with Williams as a primary third-down back and between-the-tackles runner and Corum more of a change-of-pace option…”

We're not that aggressive. Our projections give Williams a 51.5% share to Corum's 36.5%, and the Rams extended Williams last offseason with the seventh-highest guaranteed portion among RB contracts ($23 million).

Still, Corum gives the Rams a talented No. 2 RB. His role looks unlikely to shrink from 2025, making it tough to project Williams to get back to his 2024 volume.

Key Pieces Remain in Place

The Rams return all five starters from an effective O-line, including LT Alaric Jackson and RT Warren McClendon, who both ranked top-5 in run block win rate last year.

The rest of the offense should keep the run game in a good spot. Matthew Stafford returns after an MVP-winning 2025. And despite the usual decline risk for a 38-year-old QB, he showed no obvious cause for concern last year.

Another Season With McVay

HC Sean McVay returns for his 10th season in Los Angeles and will keep play-calling duties over new OC Nate Scheelhaase.

McVay’s units have ranked 19th, 18th, 10th, 9th, and 10th in rush rate since Stafford arrived in 2021. Three of those offenses have finished top-8 in scoring. The low point came in 2022, when Stafford’s seven-game absence helped drag L.A. to 27th.

The Rams’ long track record of offensive success remains a key piece of Williams’ fantasy appeal.

Risk Factors

There's no major risk here, but a few factors could slow Williams' momentum.

Corum's emergence is the first concern. We don't project a 50-50 split, but it's within the range of outcomes if Corum keeps improving, and that would obviously lower Williams' fantasy ceiling and floor.

Stafford's health is the other thing to watch. He missed part of training camp last year with a back injury, one of several in his NFL career. The QB did make it through all 17 games, though -- plus three playoff contests -- and has lost just one game to injury over the past three years.