Kyren Williams

Kyren Williams is an American football running back for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Kyren Williams
Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 23
PositionRunning back
ClassSophomore
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolSt. John Vianney
(Kirkwood, Missouri)
Personal information
Born: (2000-08-26) August 26, 2000
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC Rookie of the Year (2020)
  • ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year (2020)
  • Second team All-ACC (2020)

Early life and high school

Williams grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended St. John Vianney High School.[1] Williams rushed for 922 yards and 22 touchdowns and also had 51 receptions for 774 yards and 12 touchdowns in his junior season.[2] As a senior, Williams rushed for 2,035 yards and 26 touchdowns caught 55 passes for 725 yards and was named the St. Louis Metro Area Offensive Player of the Year and also recorded 92 tackles, eight tackles for loss, five sacks and eight interceptions on defense.[3] Williams was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Notre Dame over offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford and Wisconsin.[4][5]

College career

Williams joined the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as an early enrollee.[6][7] 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.[8][9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

References
  1. Driskell, Bryan (August 17, 2020). "Notre Dame RB Kyren Williams Is Making His Presence Felt". SI.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. Sampson, Pete (July 18, 2018). "Service-minded and spiritual, Kyren Williams is committed to Notre Dame in more ways than one". The Athletic. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  3. Kvidahl, David (December 24, 2018). "Offensive player of the year: Vianney's Williams will not be denied". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  4. "Vianney's Williams commits to Notre Dame". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 21, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  5. "Notre Dame adds RB Kyren Williams to 2019 class". Chicago Tribune. June 21, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  6. Farmer, Douglas (June 29, 2019). "Notre Dame 99-to-2: No. 23 Kyren Williams, early-enrolled freshman running back". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  7. O'Malley, Tim (September 13, 2019). "Brian Kelly on Freshman Kyren Williams: 'He Just Needs To Play'". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  8. "How Kyren Williams became Notre Dame football's top running back". The Indianapolis Star. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  9. Sampson, Pete (October 15, 2020). "How Kyren Williams transformed himself into Notre Dame's answer at running back". The Athletic. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  10. Driskell, Bryan (September 14, 2020). "Notre Dame's Kyren Williams Named ACC Running Back of the Week". SI.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  11. "BenFred: Breakout season at Notre Dame puts St. Louis local Williams in mix for 2021 Heisman". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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