ORLANDO – Not many Underneath Armour All-People got here into the work week coping with as a lot change as Ryan Williams.
The five-star large receiver is now a member of the category of 2024, transferring up from the 2025 class, able to wrap up his prep profession a yr early in opposition to among the nation’s greatest. On high of that, he has the nation’s high packages making an attempt to flip him from a longstanding Alabama dedication.
“I need to absolutely benefit from the course of as a result of I did skip a complete yr of highschool,” Williams stated. “I do not less than need to benefit from the final half.
“My recruitment has sped up lots, I’m speaking to coaches on daily basis. It’s greater than you anticipate.”
Williams, who confirmed plans to signal on his birthday Feb. 9, will look to take a number of visits earlier than pen meets paper to mark the official finish to his recruitment. Alabama (Jan. 20) will get the primary go to earlier than journeys to Texas (Jan. 27) and Auburn (Feb. 3).
“Alabama, Auburn and Texas have been hitting me arduous,” he stated. “I’m fairly set on these three.
“I’ll signal on my birthday as a result of that’s when my dad signed (with Auburn).”
Alabama: “They’ve been very understanding. If I used to be recruiting me, I might have needed me to signal on the (December) twentieth. However they’ve been letting me take pleasure in my recruiting course of to the fullest. Them being understanding and persevering with to recruit stands out.”
Auburn: “Coach (Hugh) Freeze known as the final go to. And like all people stated, the legacy. My dad went there in order that they have been already within the space.”
Texas: “Texas known as the second-to-last go to (laughing). Their receiver room, and what they’re dropping with X (Xavier Worthy) and A.D. (Mitchell) leaving, it opens up loads of spots. And Texas is a giant market and a successful program.”