#23

Kyren Williams

Former running back at Notre Dame. 2021: 1,002 rushing yards, 14 rushing TD, 42 catches.

RB · Notre Dame · Jr. · #23

6′0″ · 195 lb · Saint Louis, MO

CFB Index 72 · #32 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceLos Angeles — drafted 2022, Rd 5, Pick 21, #164 overall

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 358 nationally · Signed with St. John Vianney

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Notre Dame. 2021: 1,002 rushing yards, 14 rushing TD, 42 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to St. John Vianney in 2019.
Drafted round 5 by the Los Angeles in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Notre Dame, 2,153 rushing yards — drafted at #164 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2019

Recruited4-star out of St. John Vianney

202011 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCsecond

2022

Drafted by Los Angelesround 5, pick 164

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#358 national

CFB

College

Notre Dame

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #164

Los Angeles · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

6 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM

All-ACC 2nd team (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

Brian Kelly

Notre Dame

Played his entire career under Brian Kelly.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 5th NFL season

#164Rd 5 · Pick 21

Los AngelesEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Brian Kelly — 32-6 over that span.

2019Notre Dame11-2HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2020Notre Dame10-2HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Notre Dame11-2HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

72Quality starter #32 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (81st percentile). Strength: long run (98th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#80 / 409 · 81st pct

6.9%

Explosive rate#230 / 409 · 44th pct

6.4%

Yards / carry#253 / 409 · 38th pct

4.9

Success rate#264 / 409 · 36th pct

42.4%

EPA / carry#266 / 409 · 35th pct

0.12

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#9 / 343 · 98th pct

Rec yards#9 / 331 · 97th pct

359

Receptions#9 / 331 · 97th pct

Rush TDs#18 / 343 · 94th pct

Carries#36 / 343 · 89th pct

204

Rush yards#52 / 343 · 85th pct

1002

Yards / carry#171 / 343 · 48th pct

4.9

Fumbles lost#63 / 222 · 46th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	100	5.9	1.4
Road5g	60.0	3.5	0.8

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	61.7	4.1	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	105	5.7	1.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Marcus Freeman

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

72 · #32 of 315 RBs

Former four-star. Now #32 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Notre Dame	204	1,002	4.9	14	--
2020	Notre Dame	211	1,125	5.3	13	--
2019	Notre Dame	4	26	6.5	0	--
Career		419	2,153	5.1	27	--

Season	Team
2021	Notre Dame	42	359	8.5	3	--
2020	Notre Dame	35	313	8.9	1	--
2019	Notre Dame	1	3	3.0	0	--
Career		78	675	8.7	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021

W 41–13

at Wisconsin

33 rush yds (18 car)

Dominant 28-point win on the road against Wisconsin.

With J. Bramblett — 46 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 72 LONG · C. Tyree — 6 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · North Carolina · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +6.82Kyren Williams run for 91 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)
Week 3 · Purdue · 4&3 · Q2 · EPA +5.13Jack Coan pass complete to Kyren Williams for 39 yds for a TD (Jonathan Doerer KICK)
Week 1 · Florida State · 3&17 · Q3 · EPA +4.65Jack Coan pass complete to Kyren Williams for 55 yds to the FlaSt 21 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Toledo · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA -4.26Kyren Williams run for 6 yds to the Toled 27 Kyren Williams fumbled, forced by Desjuan Johnson, recovered by Toled Zachary Ford
Week 3 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.92Kyren Williams run for 51 yds for a TD (Jonathan Doerer KICK)
Week 8 · USC · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +3.36Kyren Williams run for 38 yds to the USC 26 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.35Kyren Williams 43 Yd Run (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
Week 2 · Toledo · 3&14 · Q3 · EPA +3.32Jack Coan pass complete to Kyren Williams for 16 yds to the Toled 48 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Virginia · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Kyren Williams 22 Yd Run (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
Week 1 · Florida State · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Jack Coan pass complete to Kyren Williams for 6 yds for a TD (Jonathan Doerer KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-38@ Florida State	18	42	2.3	0	7
Wk 2	W 32-29vs Toledo	16	78	4.9	1	43
Wk 3	W 27-13vs Purdue	12	91	7.6	1	51
Wk 4	W 41-13@ Wisconsin	18	33	1.8	0	7
Wk 5	L 13-24vs Cincinnati	13	45	3.5	1	16
Wk 6	W 32-29@ Virginia Tech	19	81	4.3	1	10
Wk 8	W 31-16vs USC	25	138	5.5	2	38
Wk 9	W 44-34vs North Carolina	22	199	9.0	1	91	Season-high 199 yds
Wk 10	W 34-6vs Navy	17	95	5.6	2	20
Wk 11	W 28-3@ Virginia	14	70	5.0	1	22
Wk 12	W 55-0vs Georgia Tech	11	56	5.1	2	26
Wk 13	W 45-14@ Stanford	19	74	3.9	2	14
Total		204	1002	4.9	14	91