Rams Coach Sean McVay On Kyren Williams: 'We're Different When He Plays’

Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams has emerged as a spark plug on offense.

The Los Angeles Rams have had several players break out this season, which has helped them become one of the league's most surprising teams.

Of those breakouts, arguably none are more important than running back Kyren Williams. A former fifth-round pick out of Notre Dame who missed most of his rookie season with injury, Williams has been an absolute monster for the Rams this season. Although he's only played 11 games, he has still rushed for 1,057 yards and nine touchdowns while adding another 192 yards and three touchdowns as a receiver.

Stats are one thing, but Williams' impact on the Rams is far greater than numbers can show.

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“No doubt, we’re different when he plays,” Rams coach Sean McVay told The Athletic. “I mean, you just look at it. I mean, now there’s enough inventory and the energy, the production, just the overall work ethic. I mean, there are so many guys on this team that you just say, man, they are exactly what we’re looking for in Rams. I love him.”

In games Williams has played this season, the Rams are 7-4 and averaging 27.5 points per contests. When he's been out, they are 1-3 and averaging just 14.3 points per game. The difference has only become more noticeable since Williams returned from injury, as the Rams have scored at least 28 points per game while going 4-1, with the lone loss coming in overtime.

“He’s not naïve to the fact too that his energy just being out there, it’s uplifting to people,” coach Sean McVay said. “It’s uplifting to his teammates, to me, to his coaches and so once he got back out there, I think there wasn’t anybody that was more excited for his return than he was."

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While Williams has already had a great season, he and the Rams still have much greater goals in mind.

“I think it means more that I’m able to share it with my teammates,” Williams said. “Getting 1,000 yards, that was my goal. But I’m not satisfied, I want to go get a lot more. I just got to keep playing ball with my friends.”