Five-star safety Jonah Williams commits to the Texas Longhorns
2025 Galveston (Texas) Ball five-star safety Jonah Williams could’ve picked any school in the country. On Saturday, from his home stadium in front of family and friends, he committed to the Texas Longhorns. After garnering 30+ offers, Williams picked Texas over LSU, Texas A&M, USC, Oregon, and Oklahoma.
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The nation’s top safety took a late-July unofficial visit to Texas, which answered a lot of questions for Williams and his family. Plus, family proximity played a role. His brother Nick Williams was a former Texas baseball commit who was selected by the Texas Rangers in the second round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Nick Williams now lives in Austin.
From Steve Sarkisian selling culture and development, to Blake Gideon preaching about the need for athleticism in the secondary, to Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle helping out to recruit the southpaw who has hit 94 mph, winning Williams’ commitment was the definition of a team effort in Austin.
Back in March, Inside Texas wrote about where we thought the Horns stood with the nation’s top-rated safety. 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.
The evaluation and how he fits at Texas: 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
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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. On3 ranks Williams as the No. 16 overall prospect, the No. 1 safety, and the No. 4 player in Texas.
