Javonte Williams

Williams also confirmed he did so at the encouragement of coach Sean Payton. "It was just one of my goals to get a little slimmer, just to move a little bit better in training camp, things like that,'' Williams said. "(Payton) set me a goal weight and I got to it." Williams believes he is "shiftier," amongst other things. "So anything (Payton) says I'm going to listen to it and just for him to even care and just to tell me, 'This is what we want you to be when you come back to (training camp) to have the best chance to do what you got to do.'" Williams seems to have passed a critical test in the battle for playing time in the Broncos' crowded backfield.

There's less of running back Javonte Williams in Broncos training camp this summer.

There's less of running back Javonte Williams in Broncos training camp this summer.

Payton said he wanted Williams to look more like he did during his final season of college ball. He then noted that Williams' goal was to get down to 220 or 221 pounds, which would be a few pounds heavier than his weight at the NFL Combine. Payton named Williams as a player who stood out during the first day of training camp and praised him for his speed. Williams was an electric player early in his career but looked sluggish in 2023. He averaged 3.6 yards per carry after returning from a catastrophic knee injury in the previous season. If Williams can return to form while still holding onto a lead-back role this year, he will be a phenomenal value at his current positional ADP of RB34.

RB Javonte Williams took the first rep in every drill at the Broncos' first day of training camp, per Benjamin Allbright.