Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Kyren Williams was born August 26, 2000, in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a running back in the NFL.

Williams joined the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as an early enrollee. As a true freshman, he played in the first four games of the season before sitting the rest of the year in order to preserve an extra year of eligility, rushing for 26 yards on four carries and catching one pass for three yards. Williams was named Notre Dame's starting running back going into his sophomore year. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Running Back of the Week for the first week of the season after rushing 19 times for 112 yards and two touchdowns while also catching two passes for 93 yards. Williams finished the season with 1,125 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on 211 carries while also catching 35 passes for 313 yards and one touchdown and was named second team All-ACC, the ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year, and the overall ACC Rookie of the Year. On December 10, 2021, Williams declared for the 2022 NFL Draft.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Kyren Williams was taken 164th by the Los Angeles Rams.