With a dearth of skill-position talent currently on the roster, the Atlanta Falcons are moving a young Amir Coffey Jersey defensive back to the offensive side of the ball. , who returned kicks and punts and played 121 defensive snaps during his 2021 rookie season, will play running back for the Falcons in 2022, head coach Arthur Smith told reporters Thursday.Williams, 23, was drafted in the fifth round last year out of Boise State. The 5-foot-9, 195-pound player made appearances in 15 games in 2021, mostly on special teams. Williams returned Patrick Patterson Jersey 20 punts for 153 yards and 23 kicks for 490 yards, leading all Falcons players, including ace returner , in each category. On defense, Williams played sparingly but did record 22 tackles, three QB hits and forced one fumble.The Falcons under Smith love to experiment with positionle s football on offense -- Patterson, a former receiver and returner, is primarily a running back, while star tight end takes more snaps lined up as a wide receiver -- so moving a gamer like Jay Scrubb Jersey Williams to running back isn't out of character for the franchise. Williams should also Jordan Ford Jersey be comfortable at his new position, as he was a star running back at JSerra Catholic (California) High School.The second-year Falcon will compete with the likes of Patterson, , , and for snaps at RB.Williams is the latest addition this offseason to an Atlanta offense in dire need of juice (QBs , ; RB Williams; WRs , , , , ; TE ). The Falcons also added former Tenne see Titans tailback on Thursday.Atlanta's gain on offense won't come at the Los Angeles Clippers Hats expense of its special teams unit. Williams is still expected to play a factor in the return game in 2022.