2024 4-star RB Aneyas Williams announces top 10 schools

Hannibal (Mo.) four-star running back Aneyas Williams currently holds 26 offers. That is enough for the 5-foot-10, 195-pound prospect to begin narrowing his list.

Williams revealed his top 10 schools on Monday. They include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Penn State and Tennessee.

“I just think this is a good time to lower it and get it down to where I can really focus and really build better relationships,” Williams told On3.

According to Williams, Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, Notre Dame, Penn State and Tennessee are recruiting him the hardest. This season, he has made game visits to the Crimson Tide, Tigers, Irish and Ohio State. Georgia, Ole Miss and the Nittany Lions are the only programs yet to receive a visit from the four-star tailback.

At the moment, Williams is not making too many plans since his team is in the playoffs and games may be on Saturdays. Yet he expects to take multiple trips to schools in 2023, as well as his official visits this coming spring and summer.

“I want to be committed before senior year,” said Williams, the No. 135 overall prospect and No. 11 running back in the 2024 On3 Consensus. “I’m looking to speed this process up, for sure.”

Before Williams takes his officials, he expects to cut down his list again. Despite the possibility of coaching changes or other matters in the offseason, the Missouri native feels “pretty good” about his top 10.

Even though Williams is still months away from his pledge, he already knows something that will be key to his decision. The four-star is well aware of what it will take for a school to land his commitment.

“Definitely measuring the pros and cons of every school cause every school has their pros and cons,” Williams said. “Just the little stuff at this point because obviously, every school has the good stuff that I want to hear. I’m more into the long-term stuff. Education is a big one and then, just how I fit. That’s obviously what those OVs would be for, just spending time with the players and stuff, seeing how I click with everybody.”

Williams breaks down his top 10 schools

Alabama: “Bama speaks for themselves. Obviously, a winning culture. If you want to go there and get the job done and win a natty, there you go.”

Florida: “Another one of those schools that’s balling out again and then, they run a good offense and they got some good classes coming in, recruit-wise. I know they’re ranked pretty highly for ’23 and ’24.”

Georgia: “You can never count them out. They’re having a great year this year, doing what they do best.”

Kentucky: “Another school with a really good offense that I would fit in. Just the way they use the running back and obviously, their running back is having a good year. Their OC is really into me.”

Missouri: “Mizzou’s obviously just home. It’s an hour away. I have my close fanbase and just doing a good job. I love their offense.”

Notre Dame: “Notre Dame, you just get the best of both worlds. You get that good education that’ll put you further in life and then football, Notre Dame’s always gonna be up there, no matter what.”

Ohio State: “Just another team that you can always never count out. Definitely another school like Bama, very serious, straight-to-business school, which obviously I’m a winner, so I don’t mind that.”

Ole Miss: “One of those schools that’s also on the come up. This has been a big year for a bunch of schools and they’re definitely one of them that’s coming up. They’re outside the box for me, but I have a good relationship with coach (Marquel) Blackwell, the running backs coach. Just didn’t want to leave them out.”

Penn State: “RBU. They produce some guys and their o-line is always known for being good. That interests me. They could definitely be a contender soon.”

Tennessee: “They’re on the come up, for sure. As you can see this year, coach Heupel is doing a great job with their offense. It definitely wouldn’t be bad in that offense.”