Kyren Williams Week 4 Outlook - Rams at Colts

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 28th 2023, 1:05pm EDT

Williams has been Sean McVay's new "Todd Gurley." He has played at least 95% of the snaps in each of the last two games, averaging 16 touches and 82.5 total yards. His role has been impressive, but his level of play hasn't been. Among 59 qualifying backs, he is 48th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 42nd in yards after contact per attempt. Over the last two weeks, he has led all running backs with a 77% route run per team dropback rate. In that same span, he's second in Target share (18.2%), but he's only 31st in YPRR. With his every snap role and pass game usage, he's an every-week RB1, but this matchup will be tough. Indy has allowed the 13th-lowest explosive run rate while having the eighth-highest stuff rate. They have held backs to the 12th-lowest yards after contact per attempt. The Colts have allowed the sixth-highest yards per reception to running backs, so that's a small feather in Williams' cap. Week 4 Positional Value: RB1