Pookie Williams’ rookie season and expectations for his second year

Special thanks to Ronnie Evans for his contributions to this article.

This study is going to be in three parts:

1. What did Javonte Williams do in 2021 and how does it compare to his peers?
2. How have Nathaniel Hackett’s offenses used running backs in his gigs as offensive coordinator?
3. How have running backs benefitting from playing with Russell Wilson in Pete Carroll’s run-first offense?

Part 1: What He Did

Javonte Williams carried the ball 203 times in 2021 for 903 yards, 52 first downs and four touchdowns for the Denver Broncos.