Kyren Williams Week 11 Outlook - Rams at Patriots

By Mick Ciallela (Fantrax), Thu, Nov 14th 2024, 5:55am EST

A glance at the recent weekly finishes for Kyren Williams could be cause for concern. The Rams running back has finished outside the top 20 in two straight games. That has coincided to some degree with the recent returns of wide receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua. However, rumors of Williams' demise are probably a bit premature. Williams has earned 46 opportunities in those two games, which is right in line with his season-long totals. A bit of negative touchdown regression is mostly to blame, but that could change on Sunday. Williams faces a New England Patriots defense that has served up 10 rushing touchdowns to enemy running backs this year. Only Carolina and New Orleans have allowed more. The Patriots also rank 24th in DVOA to running backs as receivers out of the backfield. Williams has caught 80.6 percent of targets this year and has two touchdown receptions. That should keep his floor high enough to consider him a mid-range RB1.