Kyren Williams Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Texans

Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams will take on the team with last year's 11th-ranked run defense, the Houston Texans (114 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more info on Williams, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy roster, scroll down prior to his upcoming game versus the Texans.

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Kyren Williams Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Los Angeles Rams vs. Houston Texans
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 12.7
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.6
• Projected Rushing Yards: 74.36
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.64
• Projected Receiving Yards: 12.30
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.08

Projections provided by numberFire

Williams 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 23rd overall and sixth at his position, Williams accumulated 238.1 fantasy points (14.9 per game) in 2024.
• In his best performance last season, Williams finished with 29.6 fantasy points -- 24 carries, 89 yards, 2 TDs; 2 receptions, 27 yards, 1 TD. That was in Week 3 versus the San Francisco 49ers.
• In Week 14 versus the Buffalo Bills, Williams posted 21.7 fantasy points (his second-best total last year), via these numbers: 29 carries, 87 yards, 2 TDs.
• Williams picked up 6.2 fantasy points -- 15 carries, 62 yards -- in Week 10 versus the Miami Dolphins, which ended up being his worst game of the season.
• In his second-worst performance of the season -- Week 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles -- Williams had 8.5 fantasy points. His stat line: 19 carries, 106 yards.

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Texans Defensive Performance

• Against Houston last year, one player posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Texans surrendered at least one passing TD to 16 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Houston last season, 10 players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Texans gave up at least three passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Houston allowed just three players amass over 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• Against the Texans last season, 30 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Houston last year, one player caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run defense, the Texans gave up more than 100 yards on the ground to four players last season.
• On the ground, Houston allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Last year, the Texans didn't allow any opposing player to score multiple rushing touchdowns against them.

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