In a season that saw a running back win Offensive Player of the Year and finish third in MVP voting, Kyren Williams still led the NFL in rushing yards and yards after contact per game in 2023. The L.A. Rams third-year back averaged a league-best 95.3 yards per game (Christian McCaffrey had 91.2) and 38.25 yards after contact per game (McCaffrey, 37.8), with a lot of credit owed to Sean McVay’s run-friendly system as long as he has a McVay-friendly back.
No other running back has managed sustained success with McVay since Todd Gurley in 2018.