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Player Dossier
2019-2021Notre Dame
Kyren Williams
RB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Saint Louis, MO, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Kyren Williams leans workhorse runner traits and 53 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
19202021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Kyren Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a running back from Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 23, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Kyren Williams' career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 164
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Kyren Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Notre Dame. Kyren Williams leans workhorse runner traits and 53 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,828
- Rushing yards
- 2,153
- Receiving yards
- 675
- Touchdowns
- 31
Quick Answers
Kyren Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,828
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Antioch · NC State
- High school pipeline
- Antioch · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 5 · Pick 21 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Junior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,361 scrimmage yards · RB 27th (top 4%) · FBS Independents 2nd (top 2%) · National 37th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Notre Dame | 12 | 95 | 64 | 31 | 1 | 81.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 1,343 | 1,061 | 282 | 13 | 81.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 1,361 | 1,002 | 359 | 17 | 80.1 |
Related Context
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Kyren Williams played RB for Notre Dame. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kyren Williams recorded 2,153 rushing yards, 675 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 1,438 primary output with 56.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Win with 196 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
119.8
Efficiency
56.1
Usage
33.6
Consistency
72.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 95. Duke: 205. South Florida: 72. Florida State: 196. Louisville: 132. Pittsburgh: 75. Georgia Tech: 100. Clemson: 138. Boston College: 74. North Carolina: 144. Syracuse: 143. Clemson: 64
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 24 by 41.5. Duke: 21 by 77.5. South Florida: 12 by 63.8. Florida State: 21 by 88.9. Louisville: 26 by 52.9. Pittsburgh: 20 by 29.6. Georgia Tech: 17 by 56.2. Clemson: 24 by 62. Boston College: 13 by 49.4. North Carolina: 27 by 55.9. Syracuse: 23 by 60.3. Clemson: 18 by 35.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins127.9 · Games = 10 · +48.4 vs Losses
Losses79.5 · Games = 2 · -48.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
88.9 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | @ Alabama | L 14-31 | 16 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 4.0 |
| Sat 12/19 | vs Clemson | L 10-34 | 15 | 50 | 3.30 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3.6 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Syracuse100 rush yards | W 45-21 | 20 | 110 | 5.50 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 6.2 |
| Fri 11/27 | @ North Carolina100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 31-17 | 23 | 124 | 5.40 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Boston College | W 45-31 | 9 | 37 | 4.10 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 5.7 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Clemson100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 47-40 | 23 | 140 | 6.10 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Georgia Tech2+ TD | W 31-13 | 15 | 76 | 5.10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 5.9 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Pittsburgh | W 45-3 | 17 | 38 | 2.20 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Louisville100 rush yards | W 12-7 | 25 | 127 | 5.10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.1 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Florida State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-26 | 19 | 185 | 9.70 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9.3 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs South Florida | W 52-0 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Duke100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 27-13 | 19 | 112 | 5.90 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 9.8 |
Player Story
Kyren Williams story
Kyren Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a running back from Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 23, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Kyren Williams' career was his backfield work: 2,153 rushing yards, 419 carries, 27 rushing touchdowns, and 675 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Notre Dame. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 675 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 215 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame.
The arc is straightforward: Kyren Williams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Notre Dame
2019-2021
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Season Value Progression
2019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 29 | 64.8 | 4.6 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Notre Dame | 1,438 | 56.1 | 33.6 | 1,409 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1,438 | 56.1 | 33.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1,361 | 53 | 35.8 | -77 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina
Week 9 · W 44-34
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
214
Scrimmage Yards
95.7 takeover
214 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
#2
vs Florida State
Week 6 · W 42-26
196
Scrimmage Yards
94.8 takeover
Win with 196 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
196 scrimmage yards and 36.2 usage.
#3
vs Duke
Week 2 · W 27-13
205
Scrimmage Yards
91.9 takeover
Win with 205 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
205 scrimmage yards and 34.4 usage.
#4
vs USC
Week 8 · W 31-16
180
Scrimmage Yards
80.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
180 scrimmage yards and 49.2 usage.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 3 · W 27-13
138
Scrimmage Yards
78.2 takeover
Win with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
138 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
1,438 primary output · 56.1 efficiency · 33.6 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame
81.1
1,438 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 33.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Notre Dame
80.1
1,361 primary · 53 efficiency · 35.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
11
2+ TD games
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