Javonte Williams

Javonte Williams rushed seven times for 29 yards in the Broncos’ Wild Card loss to the Bills, adding two receptions for 14 yards.

Although Williams was once again the nominal “lead back” in the Broncos’ make-it-up-as-you-go-along backfield in Buffalo on Sunday, he heads into the offseason with a middling 69 touches over his final 10 games. That includes never once reaching 10 carries during that timespan. The owner of a wheezing 3.69 yards per tote, Williams’ inefficiency was confirmed by NextGenStats, which charted him as the league’s third worst back in terms of average rush yards over expected. An impending free agent who failed to earn Sean Payton’s trust in either of the coach’s first two years on the job, Williams seems highly unlikely to be back in Denver. Going on 25 following an entirely uninspiring rookie contract, one that featured a torn ACL, Williams could struggle to generate open-market interest after failing to gel with running back guru Payton.