Why Rams' Kyren Williams was not ranked as a top-10 RB according to one NFL coordinator
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The Los Angeles Rams have built one of the NFL's best rosters, if not the best roster, after their blockbuster trades for Trent McDuffie and Myles Garrett.
While the defense is new and improved, the offense, headlined by Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua, is still one of the league's best. But, if there is one player who's underrated on this roster, it's running back Kyren Williams.
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN shared the top-10 ranked running backs in the NFL according to scouts, executives, and coaches, and Williams wasn't a top-10 RB. One NFL coordinator revealed why, highlighting one thing lacking from Williams' game compared to others.
Why Kyren Williams is not a top-10 RB in NFL
"Really underrated. Productive, tough as (expletive), runs hard, brings the juice, has improved as a pass catcher, and really good in protection," one NFL coordinator said. "Just doesn't have the high-end traits of some of the others."
Williams has been great during his career, especially this past season when he posted 1,252 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on 259 touches, along with 36 receptions for 281 yards and three touchdowns through the air.
He's been one of the more underrated backs in the NFL the last few years, and while his Pro Bowl nod in 2023 certainly helps him receive acknowledgement for his production, he's not ranked as a top-10 RB in the NFL.
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The reason this NFL coordinator gave for this ranking is that Williams doesn't have a "high-end trait" that a lot of the top running backs have.
While Williams is good as a runner, he's not elite when it comes to making tacklers miss. He doesn't have breakaway speed to rattle off long runs, and he's not nearly as big a dual-threat RB as others around the league.
Williams might be the RB that best fits the phrase, "Jack of all trades, master of none." He's capable of doing just about anything asked of him, and at a relatively high level to boot. But, he's not going to be a difference-maker like some other top RBs.
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