Kyren Williams attended St. John Vianney High School in Missouri. In High School, Williams totaled 2,957 rushing yards and 48 rushing touchdowns. He added 106 catches for 1499 receiving yards and 12 receiving scores. As a senior, he also received the award for St. Louis Metro Area Offensive Player of the Year. After graduating High School, Williams committed to playing college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a four-star recruit.
In college, Kyren Williams appeared in 25 games for Notre Dame over 3 seasons. Williams was named the starter as a sophomore and enjoyed strong seasons as a sophomore and a junior.
Throughout his college career, Williams has accumulated 2,153 rushing yards to go with 27 rushing touchdowns on 419 carries. He has added 675 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns on 78 catches. In both his sophomore and junior seasons, Williams had over 1,300 scrimmage yards and 14 touchdowns or more.