Kyren Williams to Return Punts ... Should We Be Worried?

Rams HC Sean |A| McVay said Tuesday that |B| RB Kyren Williams will |C| open the season as |D| the primary punt returner. |E| Williams returned just three |F| punts last year -- |G| all in the first |H| three weeks of the |J| season.

What Theyre Saying

|K| dir="ltr">Per The Athletics Jourdan |L| Rodrigue, McVay said using |M| Williams on punt returns |O| is “another way” for |P| him to get touches |Q| and “impact the game." |R| McVay added that his |S| confidence in RBs Blake |U| Courm and Ronnie Rivers |V| makes him comfortable using |Y| Williams in this role.

|Z| dir="ltr">2024 Fantasy Football Impact

|A| dir="ltr">If nothing else, this |B| is weird. We simply |C| dont see teams use |D| starting RBs on punt |E| returns. Or any RBs, |F| for the most part. |G| Last year, DeeJay Dallas |H| was the only RB |J| in the NFL to |K| return more than seven |L| punts.

The decision should |M| at least make us |O| wonder if Williams and |P| Corum will be used |Q| more in a committee |R| than initially thought. Rodrigue |S| notes that both RBs |U| have "gotten first team |V| reps the majority of |Y| August with Williams in |Z| the leadoff spot. Corum |A| started with some twos |B| and then moved up."

|C| dir="ltr">The Rams backfield will |D| be one of the |E| bigger storylines of Week |F| 1. For now, were |G| moving some projected touches |H| from Williams to Corum. |J| See where they land |K| in the updated RB |L| rankings.

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