2025 IOL Josh Williams commits to Stanford Cardinal

Haverford (Pa.) three-star interior offensive lineman Josh Williams has announced his commitment to Stanford. He chose the Cardinal over Michigan, Penn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin.

Williams is the nation’s No. 428 overall prospect and No. 30 interior offensive lineman in the 2025 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 15 recruit in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Stanford currently holds commitments from two additional prospects in the 2025 cycle: Murrieta (Calif.) Murrieta Valley four-star quarterback Bear Bachmeier and Oakland (Calif.) Fremont Senior three-star offensive tackle Siosiua Vete.

Backmeier ranks No. 168 overall and No. 12 among quarterbacks.

In the 2024 cycle, Stanford signed 23 prospects, highlighted by Toronto native and Avon (Conn.) Old Farms four-star defensive lineman Benedict Umeh. He is one of two top-300 signees in the class, alongside Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei four-star quarterback Elijah Brown.

Going to Stanford, I remembered that it was my dream school and where I’ve wanted to go forever,” Umeh told On3 upon his commitment. “My family loves it, I have a bunch of family in Cali and my mom was tearing up the whole time because she loved it. It was an easy decision to make.”

“The program right now fits what I want,” he added. “I’m going to get a chance to get developed to the highest level and a chance to make an impact as soon as I get there and win games. With a new coaching staff and the way things are going, I believe that once I get there we’ll be on an upward trend.”