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Notre Dame in the NFL: Kyren Williams breaks 100 yards in Rams win

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•12/05/24•

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Former Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)

Scoring touchdowns? That’s not new for former Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams. He punched it in from 4 yards out during the Rams’ win over the Saints on Sunday, giving him his 10th rushing touchdown and 12th overall score of the season.

But what made Williams’ Week 14 game special as the Rams beat the Saints 21-14 was his efficiency.

Williams rushed 15 times for 104 yards, giving him an average of 6.9 yards per attempt. He also caught a pass for an additional 9 yards. Williams is up to 4.2 yards per carry on the season, and he’s played his best football in November and December.

The 2022 fifth-round pick out of Notre Dame received more exciting news on Thursday, too: He is the Rams’ nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award, which is given to the player who makes the greatest impact in their community and on the field.

Here’s how every other former Notre Dame player in the NFL did in Week 13.

Joe Alt (played at Notre Dame from 2021-23), OL, Los Angeles Chargers

Result: 17-13 win over Falcons

Alt allowed 2 pressures, including a sack. His PFF offense grade was 60.7.

Brandon Aubrey (2013-16), K, Dallas Cowboys

Result: 27-20 win over Giants

Aubrey made both his field-goal attempts, with a long of 33.

Aaron Banks (2017-20), OL, San Francisco 49ers

Result: 35-10 loss to Bills

Banks gave up 2 quarterback hits, finishing with a PFF offense grade of 58.9.

JD Bertrand (2019-23), LB, Atlanta Falcons

Result: 17-13 loss to Chargers

Bertrand (concussion) missed another game, but he returned to practice this week, per Falcons head coach Raheem Morris.

Scott Daly (2012-16), LS, Chicago Bears

Result: 23-20 loss to Lions

Daly snapped 6 times, 4 on punts and 2 on kicks.

Sheldon Day (2012-15), DT, Washington Commanders

Result: 42-19 win over Titans

Day generated 1 quarterback pressure.

Liam Eichenberg (2016-20), OL, Miami Dolphins

Result: 30-17 loss to Packers

Eichenberg allowed 3 pressures and posted a 54.8 PFF offense grade.

Audric Estimé (2021-23), RB, Denver Broncos

Result: 41-32 win over Browns

Estimé ran 3 times for 12 yards.

Blake Fisher (2021-23), OT, Houston Texans

Result: 23-20 win over Jaguars

Fisher played 5 snaps on special teams.

Isaiah Foskey (2019-22), DE, New Orleans Saints

Result: 21-14 loss to Rams

Foskey played 13 snaps on special teams

Blake Grupe (2022), K, New Orleans Saints

Result: 21-14 loss to Rams

Grupe went 2-of-3 on field-goal attempts, with a long of 54.

Robert Hainsey (2017-20), OL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Result: 26-23 OT win over Panthers

Hainsey played 1 offensive snap and 7 on special teams.

Kyle Hamilton (2019-21), S, Baltimore Ravens

Result: 24-19 loss to Eagles

Hamilton made 4 tackles.

Thomas Harper (2023), DB, Las Vegas Raiders

Result: 19-17 loss to Chiefs

Harper started for the second-straight week, allowing zero receptions on 2 targets.

Cam Hart (2019-23), CB, Los Angeles Chargers

Result: 17-13 win over Falcons

Hart (ankle) missed Week 13, but he returned to practice Wednesday.

Kurt Hinish (2017-21), DT, Houston Texans

Result: 23-20 win over Jaguars

Hinish played 21 defensive snaps but did not make the stat sheet.

J.J. Jansen (2004-07), LS, Carolina Panthers

Result: 26-23 OT loss to Buccaneers

Jansen snapped 12 times, 5 on punts and 7 on field goals.

Javontae Jean-Baptiste (2023), DE, Washington Commanders

Result: 42-19 win over Titans

Jean-Baptiste made 1 tackle.

Brandon Joseph (2022), S, Detroit Lions

Result: 23-20 win over Bears

Joseph played 4 defensive snaps.

Cole Kmet (2017-19), TE, Chicago Bears

Result: 23-20 loss to Lions

Kmet caught 3 passes for 26 yards.

Marist Liufau (2019-23), LB, Dallas Cowboys

Result: 17-13 win over Falcons

Liufau picked up 2 quarterback pressures.

Julian Love (2016-18), DB, Seattle Seahawks

Result: 26-21 win over Jets

Love made 6 tackles — three of which were defensive stops — defended a pass and forced a fumble, which the Seahawks recovered.

Michael Mayer (2020-22), TE, Las Vegas Raiders

Result: 19-17 loss to Chiefs

Mayer caught 1 pass for 5 yards.

Nick McCloud (2020), CB, San Francisco 49ers

Result: 35-10 loss to Bills

McCloud made his Bills debut and picked up 4 tackles, including 2 defensive stops.

Mike McGlinchey (2013-17), OL, Denver Broncos

Result: 41-32 win over Browns

McGlinchey allowed 1 pressure and posted a 73.2 PFF offense grade, his fourth over 70 this season.

Sam Mustipher (2014-18), OL, Los Angeles Chargers

Result: 17-13 win over Falcons

Mustipher played 3 snaps on special teams.

Quenton Nelson (2014-17), OL, Indianapolis Colts

Result: 25-24 win over Patriots

Nelson allowed no pressures and earned an 86.5 pass-blocking grade. He also earned a 73.3 grade in the run game.

Julian Okwara (2016-19), EDGE, Arizona Cardinals

Result: 23-22 loss to Vikings

Okwara was a healthy scratch.

Jarrett Patterson (2018-22), OL, Houston Texans

Result: 23-20 win over Jaguars

Patterson allowed no pressures and earned a career-high 85.2 PFF pass-blocking grade.

Ben Skowronek (2020), WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

Result: 44-38 win over Bengals

Skowronek caught his lone target for 22 yards. He also blocked his tail off, finishing with an 83.3 PFF run-blocking grade.

Harrison Smith (2007-11), S, Minnesota Vikings

Result: 23-22 win over Cardinals

Smith made 7 tackles.

Durham Smythe (2013-17), TE, Miami Dolphins

Result: 30-17 loss to Packers

Smythe caught his lone target for 8 yards. It was his fifth-straight week catching exactly 1 pass on exactly 1 target.

Ronnie Stanley (2012-15), OL, Baltimore Ravens

Result: 24-19 loss to Eagles

Stanley allowed 4 pressures but earned a 71.1 PFF offense grade.

Jerry Tillery (2015-18), DL, Minnesota Vikings

Result: 23-22 win over Cardinals

Tillery totaled 2 quarterback pressures.

Drue Tranquill (2014-18), LB, Kansas City Chiefs

Result: 19-17 win over Raiders

Tranquill made 5 tackles and broke up 2 passes.

Tommy Tremble (2018-20), TE, Carolina Panthers

Result: 26-23 OT loss to Buccaneers

Tremble had the best game of his career: 5 catches for 77 yards, with a long of 38.

Brock Wright (2017-20), TE, Detroit Lions

Result: 23-20 win over Bears

Wright caught his lone target for 13 yards.

Former Notre Dame football players on injured reserve

The Chargers placed Gilman on IR with a hamstring injury. The Chiefs placed Shrader on IR, also with a hamstring injury.

Just hours ago, the Cowboys announced that Martin — who is their nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award — is out for the season with an ankle injury. Martin might have played his last snap of professional football, as he’s said 2024 might be his last season.

Former Notre Dame players on NFL practice squads

The Cowboys added Pride to their practice squad this week.

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