Draft Note by John Paulsen
Williams finished RB6 and RB8 in back-to-back seasons–the fantasy community continues to underestimate him, yet he continues to produce. Williams has quietly been one of the best fantasy backs in the league in the last three years, scoring 44 total touchdowns while averaging 1,455 yards per season and averaging 4.6 yards per carry. His 91st-percentile run grade is the standout number. The Rams' scheme does a lot of the work, though–his 86th-percentile YBC/Att reflects good blocking as much as good running, and his elusive rating (35th percentile) and YAC/Att (52nd percentile) aren't generating much when the holes aren’t there, but the holes are usually there in Sean McVay’s scheme. The receiving role (36 catches) is fine, but nothing special. I’m expecting midrange to low-end RB1 numbers once again, so his midrange RB2 ADP is quite appealing.
Kyren Williams
- RB
- , Los Angeles Rams
- 26
- 202 lbs
- 5' 9"
- Notre Dame
- 32
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Williams finished RB6 and RB8 in back-to-back seasons–the fantasy community continues to underestimate him, yet he continues to produce. Williams has quietly been one of the best fantasy backs in the league in the last three years, scoring 44 total touchdowns while averaging 1,455 yards per season and averaging 4.6 yards per carry. His 91st-percentile run grade is the standout number. The Rams' scheme does a lot of the work, though–his 86th-percentile YBC/Att reflects good blocking as much as good running, and his elusive rating (35th percentile) and YAC/Att (52nd percentile) aren't generating much when the holes aren’t there, but the holes are usually there in Sean McVay’s scheme. The receiving role (36 catches) is fine, but nothing special. I’m expecting midrange to low-end RB1 numbers once again, so his midrange RB2 ADP is quite appealing.
2026 Strength of Schedule - LAR
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 SF | 29 NYG | 12 @DEN | 18 @PHI | 24 BUF | 31 ARI | 27 @LV | 5 LAC | 30 @WAS | 31 @ARI | BYE | 19 GB | 15 KC | 22 @SF | 26 DAL | 3 @SEA | 14 @TB | 3 SEA |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOU | 18 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 3.67 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 12.9 | 13.40 | 13.9 | 49/60 | 81.7% |
| 2 | @TEN | 17 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 8.0 | 9.00 | 10.0 | 43/61 | 70.5% |
| 3 | @PHI | 20 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 17.2 | 18.20 | 19.2 | 50/66 | 75.8% |
| 4 | IND | 13 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 5.92 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 5.67 | 7.4 | 8.90 | 10.4 | 51/75 | 68.0% |
| 5 | SF | 14 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 4.64 | 8 | 66 | 2 | 10 | 8.25 | 23.1 | 27.10 | 31.1 | 62/68 | 91.2% |
| 6 | @BAL | 13 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 3.85 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 18.50 | 14.7 | 15.70 | 16.7 | 40/53 | 75.5% |
| 7 | @JAX | 12 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5.50 | 6.5 | 7.50 | 8.5 | 42/70 | 60.0% |
| 8 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | NO | 25 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 4.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 17.4 | 55/80 | 68.8% |
| 10 | @SF | 14 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 5.21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5.50 | 20.4 | 21.40 | 22.4 | 40/69 | 58.0% |
| 11 | SEA | 12 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 7.58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 15.6 | 16.10 | 16.6 | 35/51 | 68.6% |
| 12 | TB | 12 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 4.8 | 5.30 | 5.8 | 37/56 | 66.1% |
| 13 | @CAR | 13 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 5.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 13.2 | 35/52 | 67.3% |
| 14 | @ARI | 13 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 6.46 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6.50 | 15.7 | 16.70 | 17.7 | 36/70 | 51.4% |
| 15 | DET | 15 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 5.20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 | 20.8 | 21.30 | 21.8 | 39/72 | 54.2% |
| 16 | @SEA | 23 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5.00 | 8.5 | 10.00 | 11.5 | 65/92 | 70.7% |
| 17 | @ATL | 13 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 7.08 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 12.67 | 13.0 | 14.50 | 16.0 | 46/65 | 70.8% |
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Injury Details (w18)
Status: Probable Injury: Ankle | ARI | 12 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 7.00 | 8.1 | 9.60 | 11.1 | 47/75 | 62.7% |
| Per game | 15.24 | 73.65 | 0.59 | 0.12 | 4.83 | 2.12 | 16.53 | 0.18 | 2.94 | 7.81 | 13.37 | 14.43 | 15.49 | 45.41/66.76 | 68.29% | |
| Totals | 259 | 1252 | 10 | 2 | 4.83 | 36 | 281 | 3 | 50 | 7.81 | 227.3 | 245.3 | 263.3 | 772/1135 | 68.29% | |
