Damien Williams (born April 3, 1992) is an American professional football running back.

In that Super Bowl, he scored the Chiefs' game-clinching touchdown on a 38-yard run with less than two minutes left in the game.

[1] attended his freshman year and played varsity at El Cajon Valley High School.

[3][4] Williams was originally expected to play college football at Arizona State but did not meet the ACT test score requirement.

[18] The Dolphins made the playoffs and faced off against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card Round.

[19] Set to be a restricted free agent in 2017, the Dolphins tendered Williams at the lowest level.

[20] Williams entered the 2017 season second on the Dolphins running back depth chart behind Jay Ajayi.

After Ajayi was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, he was named the starting running back ahead of Kenyan Drake.

[29] During Week 9 against the Minnesota Vikings, Williams rushed 12 times for 125 yards and a 91-yard touchdown in the 26–23 win.

[36] Williams scored a receiving touchdown with 2:44 left in the game that gave the Chiefs the lead.

[38] The following day, he announced on Sirius XM NFL radio that the reason he opted out was because his mother had recently been diagnosed with stage IV cancer.

[39] Without him, the Chiefs reached Super Bowl LV, but lost 31–9 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

[49] On October 14, 2023, Williams was elevated to the active roster for Week 6,[50] where he played against the Los Angeles Rams, rushing 8 times for 36 yards along with an 8-yard catch.