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Rams select RB Kyren Williams with 164th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft

Apr 30, 2022 at 12:15 PM

Stu Jackson

Senior Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Rams have selected Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams with the 164th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

A finalist for the Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player in college football), Williams posted 204 carries for 1,002 yards and 14 touchdowns plus 42 receptions for 359 yards and three touchdowns in 12 starts for the Fighting Irish last season.

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Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams runs the 40-yard dash during the NFL football scouting combine, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams runs the 40-yard dash during the NFL football scouting combine, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams participates in a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams participates in a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams (37) runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AJ Mast via AP Images)

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Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams (37) runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AJ Mast via AP Images)

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Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams runs with the ball during the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Alabama in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

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Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams runs with the ball during the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Alabama in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

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Williams joins a Rams running back room that currently includes Cam Akers, Darrell Henderson Jr., Jake Funk, Xavier Jones and Raymond Calais.

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