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Darrel Williams fights through contact for physical TD Kansas City Chiefs running back Darrel Williams fights through contact for physical TD.

JANUARY 25, 2021 • NFL.COM

Chiefs have Edwards-Helaire, no Bell, Watkins vs Bills

The Kansas City Chiefs have Clyde Edwards-Helaire but are missing fellow running back Le’Veon Bell and veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins for their AFC championship game against t...

JANUARY 24, 2021 • Associated Press

Why isn't Le'Veon Bell playing more? Chiefs' RB depth chart favors Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Darrel Williams Le'Veon Bell was a high-profile midseason signing by the Chiefs, but even with Clyde Edwards-Helaire dealing with an injury, Bell's taken a...

JANUARY 24, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Chiefs' Mahomes takes most of snaps in Thursday practice

Patrick Mahomes took the majority of first-team reps in practice Thursday, even though he remains in the NFL’s concussion protocol, raising expectations that he will start in the A...

JANUARY 21, 2021 • Associated Press

Darrel Williams delivered an exceptional performance for Chiefs against Browns Darrel Williams picked a good day to deliver an exceptional performance. With a productive day against the Cleveland Browns, the Kansas City...

JANUARY 20, 2021 • ARROWHEADADDICT.COM

Chiefs' Mahomes in concussion protocol after playoff win

The Kansas City Chiefs built a defense and signed a backup quarterback that were good enough to preserve a win

JANUARY 18, 2021 • Associated Press

Workhorse sans Edwards-Helaire Williams rushed 13 times for 78 yards and caught all four of his targets for 16 yards in Sunday's 22-17 win over the Browns in the AFC divisional round.

Impact Williams worked as the lead back with Clyde Edwards-Helaire (ankle) inactive, as Le'Veon Bell had just two carries and two targets. The third-year pro out of LSU made a pair of pivotal second-half plays, taking a toss 12 yards on 4th-and-1 to set up a third-quarter field goal and later gaining five yards on a 3rd-and-4 swing pass to help the Chiefs run out the clock in the fourth. Even if Edwards-Helaire returns for next week's AFC Championship Game against the Bills, Williams has likely earned himself a substantial role in Kansas City's backfield for that contest.

JANUARY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Adrian Clayborn wallops Darrel Williams for key third-down TFL Cleveland Browns defensive end Adrian Clayborn wallops Kansas City Chiefs running back Darrel Williams for key third-down TFL.

JANUARY 17, 2021 • NFL.COM

Browns have Conklin, Chiefs without Edwards-Helaire

Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is inactive for the Kansas City Chiefs for their divisional playoff game against the Cleveland Browns, taking one dynamic playmaker away from Pat...

JANUARY 17, 2021 • Associated Press

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JANUARY 17, 2021 • Associated Press

Production plateaus in 2020 Williams finished the 2020 regular season with 39 carries for 169 yards and a touchdown while hauling in 18 of his 26 targets for another 116 yards.

Impact Williams saw a major bump in his action from 2018 to 2019, but that upward trend flattened out in his third professional campaign. Williams did manage to haul in a career-best 18 passes and averaged a career-high 4.3 yards per carry this season, so there's a good chance he will be on an NFL roster somewhere come 2021. Williams is a restricted free agent heading into the offseason, so the Chiefs would have to match other teams' offers to retain his services.

JANUARY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Paces team with 10 carries Williams collected 46 yards on 10 carries and secured four of six targets for 27 yards during Sunday's 17-14 win against the Falcons.

Impact Williams' workload exceeded that of Le'Veon Bell (seven carries, one catch) with Clyde Edwards-Helaire (ankle/hip) inactive for the Week 16 matchup. This was a surprising development after Bell garnered a team-high 15 rush attempts last Sunday in a win over New Orleans. Williams not only delivered a 4.6 yards-per-carry average on the ground, but he also tied Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman for second on the team in targets. With Edwards-Helaire expected to sit Kansas City's regular-season finale against the Chargers, Williams' workload will depend on whether coach Andy Reid wants to preserve the 25-year-old for a home game in the AFC divisional round.

DECEMBER 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Three totes versus Saints Williams carried the rock just three times for five yards during Sunday's game against New Orleans.

Impact Williams could be in line for a slightly heightened role over the last pair of games with Clyde Edwards-Helaire expected to miss out due to a high-ankle sprain. Le'Veon Bell should be set to handle most of the work, but Williams now slots in as the primary backup, which should carry an increased role as well. It's worth noting that even when Edwards-Helaire missed Week 13 versus the Broncos, Williams managed just six carries for 38 yards and a catch for another five, so there may not be a ton of fantasy upside on his end.

DECEMBER 22, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Chiefs rookie Edwards-Helaire could be out until playoffs

The early report is that Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire sustained hip and ankle injuries and will miss the remainder of the regular season, though the team a...

DECEMBER 21, 2020 • Associated Press

Held without touch in Week 14 Williams didn't receive a touch on five offensive snaps (eight percent) in Sunday's game against the Dolphins.

Impact Williams resumed his role as the team's third back Sunday with Clyde Edwards-Helaire back from an illness that kept him from taking the field a week ago. Barring another absence from the rookie back, it's unlikely Williams' role will expand much beyond what we saw from him Sunday, though he typically receives a few touches.

DECEMBER 15, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Effective in expanded role Williams rushed six times for a season-high 38 yards and reeled in one of his two targets for another five Sunday versus the Broncos.

Impact Williams logged a season-high 31 offensive snaps (48 percent) thanks to Clyde Edwards-Helaire being withheld from the contest due to a bug despite being listed as active. Le'Veon Bell took the other 52 percent of the offensive snaps, producing a similar stat line to Williams. It's at least an encouraging sign for Williams that his role expanded greatly with Edwards-Helaire on the sidelines, but the rookie should be back in the mix next week, shaving off a lot of Wiliams' work.

DECEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Broncos show plenty of moxie in 22-16 loss to Chiefs

The Denver Broncos just about followed the blueprint for beating the Kansas City Chiefs to perfection

DECEMBER 7, 2020 • Associated Press

No offensive touches versus Bucs Williams didn't get his hands on the ball during Sunday's game versus the Buccaneers.

Impact After playing 20 snaps last week versus the Raiders, Williams took the field for just eight offensive reps Sunday. That left minimal time for him to make an impression on the scorebook and he was ultimately unable to do so. It's unlikely his role will expand a ton barring both Clyde-Edwards Helaire and Le'Veon Bell missing time.

DECEMBER 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Nabs three passes Williams hauled in all three of his targets for 22 yards Sunday versus the Raiders.

Impact Williams actually worked his way into an even timeshare of 20 snaps with Le'Veon Bell in the backup role Sunday, surpassing his snap count in any of the last three weeks. Bell still out-touched him eight to three, but the fact that Williams is remaining involved in a significant way is at least encouraging. Unless Bell or Clyde Edwards-Helaire misses time, it's unlikely Williams will see his role expand much beyond its current state.

NOVEMBER 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Good to go Sunday Williams (illness) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Impact Williams was able to practice fully Friday and shed his injury label as a result. He'll be out there Sunday as the third-string option behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Le'Veon Bell.

NOVEMBER 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Back at practice Friday Williams (illness) was spotted at Friday's practice, Adam Teicher of ESPN.com reports.

Impact It's unclear whether Williams was practicing at full speed, but his return to practice signals that he isn't dealing with COVID-19. His final status for Sunday's game versus the Raiders will be revealed on Friday's official injury report.

NOVEMBER 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Misses Thursday's practice Williams (illness) didn't practice Thursday.

Impact The same goes for Clyde Edwards-Helaire, which resulted in Le'Veon Bell and Darwin Thompson being the only Kansas City running backs to practice Thursday. Added updates regarding the Week 11 status of the duo that missed practice due to illness should arrive no later than Friday.

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Chiefs continue to rely on rookies and second-year pros

The biggest downside to success in the NFL may come each April, when the team that wins the Super Bowl also wins the rather dispiriting opportunity to pick last in each round of th...

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 • Associated Press

Snares lone target Williams hauled in his only target in Sunday's game versus Carolina.

Impact Despite seeing the field for double-digit snaps (18) for the first time since Week 6, Williams was unable to piece together much of a noteworthy stat line. That's not too surprising given that most of his work comes on passing downs and the Chiefs have a number of star targets in that department who will get looked to first. It's certainly a positive sign but Williams still remains third on the running back depth chart behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Le'Veon Bell for consistent running back reps.

NOVEMBER 10, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Four touches versus Jets Williams rushed three times for 19 yards and reeled in his only target Sunday versus the Jets.

Impact Williams saw a slight bump in his workload Sunday after playing just one offensive snap last week. However, that action primarily came on the final drive with the game a blowout, so it may not be worth reading into too much. Both Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Le'Veon Bell remain ahead of him in the pecking order for reps out of the backfield, which leaves just spare snaps for Williams.

NOVEMBER 3, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

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