Does the Los Angeles Rams' 2025 NFL Draft class signal an end to offensive playmaker's time in Los Angeles?
The Los Angeles Rams made a bit of a stir in the 2025 NFL Draft by trading up to select Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter in the fourth round, just a year after selecting Michigan running back Blake Corum in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft. This selection has caused a stir among […]
The Los Angeles Rams made a bit of a stir in the 2025 NFL Draft by trading up to select Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter in the fourth round, just a year after selecting Michigan running back Blake Corum in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
This selection has caused a stir among fans, as the Rams already had a rather stacked running back room between Corum and Kyren Williams, who finished seventh in the league in rushing last season.
Now, however, it seems like the Rams are gearing up to move on from Kyren Williams.
The Rams and general manager Les Snead stated back in March that they were willing to work with Kyren Williams on an extension. However, Snead has only extended one running back in his entire tenure running the Rams, and that was Todd Gurley. As productive as Kyren Williams is, he isn't Todd Gurley, and that's evidenced by the Rams being "far apart" in their current numbers with Williams and his representation.
Williams finished third in the league in rushing in 2023 before following that up with a seventh-place finish in 2024. The Rams were efficient, but not explosive on the ground. They finished sixth in the league in rushing success rate, but were one of just four teams with fewer than 40 runs of at least 10 yards.
Williams is what he is, for better or worse. He'll take what the offensive line can generate and is a reliable pass protector, but he's a one-gear runner and has battled injuries and a fumble problem his entire tenure with the Rams.
The team drafted Corum last season because of how similar he was as a runner to Williams, and traded up to draft Hunter this year to add an element of explosiveness that neither Williams nor Corum brings. It certainly feels like the beginning of the end for his time in Los Angeles, especially if Corum takes that next step in his development.
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