Kyren Williams

Carson Wentz is going to play his first game for the Rams against the 49ers in week 18. The Rams have already booked their place in the playoffs and have decided to rest their starting quarterback, Matthew Stafford to prepare for the playoffs.

The last time Carson Wentz played in an NFL game was when he was with the Commanders in Week 17 over a year ago. It’s uncertain what his current form is like. However, he might have a chance to show his skills as the San Francisco 49ers have clinched the number one seed in the NFC and might rest some of their key players. This could make it somewhat easier for Wentz to put up a good performance against the 49ers’ defense.

It is expected that Kyren Williams, Cooper Kupp, and Aaron Donald, among other notable stars, that will not play in week 18 for the Rams.

It has been confirmed that Kyren Williams will make his return in Week 12, and he is expected to resume his position as the lead running back in the team’s offense. If there were any doubts regarding his readiness for this week, the recent news of Darrell Henderson being waived from the team should provide reassurance that Kyren is ready to go. Royce Freeman is expected to maintain his role as a change-of-pace back.

Kyren Williams sustained an ankle injury during week 6 game against the Cardinals, where he displayed an impressive performance by rushing for 158 yards and scoring a touchdown. He is expected to perform well this week and has the potential to secure a spot in the Top 5. In the earlier previous game against Arizona this year, he finished as the RB3 and should be a must-have in fantasy managers’ lineup due to the favorable matchup.

The Los Angeles Rams roulette wheel of fantasy running backs continues to spin. After Sean McVay seemingly settled, finally, on a lead RB in the RB room, that lead RB, Kyren Williams has been placed on IR with an ankle sprain and will miss at least 4 weeks. Williams’ backfield-mate Ronnie Rivers has also been sidelined.

McVay pulled Myles Gaskin off of the Vikings practice squad and raised former Rams RB Darrell Henderson from the free-agent ashes to fill out his roster after the injuries. Those moves further muddied the waters surrounding rookie Zach Evans and post-hype veteran Royce Freeman.

With the potential for any number of combinations of snaps, carries, and receptions for LA’s multi-headed monster, neither Henderson, Evans, Gaskin, or Freeman should be on the fantasy-start radar until their actual roles are made clear. Given the injury climate at the position in fantasy this season, all four are potential pick-ups and starts if you’re desperate.

Kyren Williams and Cam Akers could be sharing the backfield this year in LA. Akers looked poised to take over this running back room for 2023, but Kyren Williams’s preseason work has made a case for a 1a/1b situation. Williams could have “a bigger impact in the passing game” and according to Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic, an area where Williams excelled both this offseason and back at his days for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

This news may not shift Cam Akers’ pass-catching role (he had a career-high 13 receptions in 2022), but it affects Williams’ future value. After spending most of the year hurt last year, Williams has seized the RB2 and 3rd down pass-catching role in this offense bereft of valuable pass-catchers outside of Cooper Kupp. Williams is worth a late-round flyer in deeper leagues and dynasty formats.