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Williams brought back a kickoff for 21 yards and played all 23 of his snaps on special teams in Sunday's 34-14 loss to the Seahawks. Though he's listed as a running back, Williams hasn't logged any touches out of the backfield since the 2022 season and is on the Falcons' roster solely due to his role as a kickoff and punt returner. Until Sunday, Jase McClellan had been inactive as the Falcons' No. 4 running back, but the rookie sixth-round pick suited up against the Seahawks and ended up getting five carries in garbage time, rather than Williams, when Atlanta rested top backs Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier late in the game.
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Williams returned two punts for 12 yards and one kickoff for 28 yards during Sunday's 22-17 loss to the Chiefs. For the second time in three weeks, Williams didn't see the field on offense. He's the primary return man for Atlanta, but he ceded a kickoff to Ray-Ray McCloud versus the Chiefs. Through three games, Williams has totaled 51 punt-return yards and 50 kick-return yards.
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Williams returned one punt for 11 yards and one kickoff for 22 yards during Monday's 22-21 win over the Eagles. Williams saw his first two offensive snaps of the season but didn't record a touch. He has 39 punt-return yards through two weeks and appears to have solidified himself as the Falcons' top return man.
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Williams returned two punts for 28 yards during Sunday's 18-10 loss to the Steelers. Williams didn't see any offensive snaps in Week 1, as Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier handled all the RB duties. While Williams appears to be the No. 1 punt returner, WR Ray-Ray McCloud took all of Atlanta's kick returns versus Pittsburgh.
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Head coach Arthur Smith said Wednesday that Williams has suffered an ACL injury and is expected to miss the 2023 campaign, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Williams is expected to be sent in for knee surgery in the coming days, according to Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com. The 5-foot-9, 195-pound Williams averaged 5.0 yards and scored a touchdown on 22 carries and added 13 receptions for 61 yards, but his main contributions for Atlanta in 2022 came in the return game.
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| WK | OPP | RUATT | RUYD | RUTD | RECPT | REYD | RETD | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | NO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | @TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | @NO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | @DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PROJECTION | 14 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 25 | - | 10 | |
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK | OPP FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 12/01 | Los Angeles | 3 | 11.60 |
| 14 | 12/08 | @Minnesota | 2 | 10.80 |
| 15 | 12/16 | @Las Vegas | 27 | 19.60 |
| 16 | 12/22 | New York | 18 | 17.00 |
| 17 | 12/29 | @Washington | 28 | 19.64 |
| 18 | 01/05 | Carolina | 32 | 25.60 |
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Career Stats
| Season | RuAtt | RuYd | RuTD | Recpt | ReYd | ReTD | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22 | 109 | 1 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Year Avg | 7 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 109 | 1 | 13 | 61 | 0 |