Williams finished sixth in rushing last season with 1,252 yards on 259 carries while adding 10 touchdowns. Not only has the 25-year-old topped the 1,000-yard mark in each of the last three seasons, but he’s also topped 1,100 yards in each of those campaigns and 1,200-plus the last two.
The model of consistency, averaging 4.6 yards per carry for his career, Williams’ goofball style fits perfectly in Sean McVay’s offense. Despite the production, RB is not a household name like other runners of his caliber. Williams believes that if he can add more explosiveness to his game, he will be viewed in a different light.
“I think that long run, to be honest,” Williams said. “Breaking those long runs and letting people see that when I get to the third level, I can make the defender miss and I’m going to score. When I do that this year, they’re really going to start respecting my name.”
“Like I said, I don’t look at it too much. I don’t care about it. I just know that every single day that I come out here and I’m working, I’m getting better. The only thing I can control is what I can do, and run my own race, so I’m going to do it to the best of my ability and see where the chips fall.”
Williams had just six rushes of 20-plus yards last season and none in the 40-plus yard range. As Blake Corum is expected to continue to eat up Williams’ tally, adding more explosiveness would keep his production up without extra sacks.