Decision Preview: 2025 5-star safety Jonah Williams
We’re about 24 hours away from 2025 Galveston (Texas) Ball five-star safety Jonah Williams‘ college decision. Texas, LSU, Oregon, USC, and Texas A&M make up the top group for the standout set to decide on Saturday.
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The player: Jonah Williams, S, Galveston (Texas) Ball
The measurables: 6-foot-3.5, 206 pounds
The date: Saturday, August 24th, 2024 on the On3 Recruits YouTube Channel at 6:30 p.m.
The rating: 98.16 (five-star)
The ranking: Williams is the No. 10 overall prospect, No. 1 safety, and the No. 3 prospect in Texas, according to the On3 Industry Ranking for the Class of 2025.
The coverage: In March, our Eric Nahlin said before anyone else in the market that the Longhorns were a strong contender and that a source told him he believed Texas would win out at the end of the recruitment. That was prior to the hire of Jim Schlossnagle and in the earlier stages of Blake Gideon leading the recruitment as opposed to former linebackers coach Jeff Choate.
At last check on Wednesday, the Longhorns have surged over the summer leading up to and in the aftermath of Williams’ late-July unofficial visit, as others at On3 and covering the recruitment have picked up on what Inside Texas first mentioned.
The evaluation: At 6-foot-3 and around 200 pounds, Williams makes the field look a lot smaller. Despite playing in 5A Division 1 at Galveston Ball, he makes everyone else look smaller as well. Williams is a dominant athlete who can throw 94 mph as a left-handed pitcher in baseball or play catch coverage on a slot and house an interception return.
He’d fit for Texas at field safety where his range and tackling would shrink the wide side of the field down. Williams could easily drop down to linebacker level and be effective there but you also want him on the back end with the potential to hang back. He has the range to shrink deeper passing windows or run the alley in run support. – Ian Boyd
The finalists: Texas, LSU, Texas A&M, USC, Oregon
The official visits: LSU, Texas A&M, USC, Oregon
The unofficial visit: Texas at the end of July
Recruiting Prediction Machine: 54.5% to Texas
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RPM Picks in favor of Texas:
- Max Torres – 60% to Texas
- Steve Wiltfong – 60% to Texas
