Get to know 2025 signee Jonah Williams
Whether you’re a diehard recruiting fan in need of a refresher or a casual fan in need of only the particulars, this will be the series for you.
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The first national signing day for college football begins December 4 and runs through December 6. This series gives you the chance to familiarize yourself with the next class charged with keeping Texas in a position of national prominence.
To win at a consistently high level means stacking talented class after talented class. The top-five 2025 class does just that following top-six finishes in the 2022, 2023, and 2024 classes.
On the first national signing day, Inside Texas will offer profiles of each member of the 2025 signing class. Up next, Jonah Williams.
The Player: Jonah Williams, S, Galveston (Texas) Ball
The Rating: 98.52 (Five-Star Plus+)
The Ranking: Williams is ranked as the No. 11 overall prospect, the No. 1 safety, and the No. 4 player in Texas in the On3 Industry Ranking. On3 ranks Williams as the No. 15 overall prospect, the No. 1 safety, and the No. 5 player in Texas.
The Recruitment: Williams was recruited by everybody in the nation, and it seemed like Oklahoma was in the lead for a while. Then things changed, and the top schools became Oregon, LSU, Texas, and Texas A&M. In the end, with some help from Jim Schlossnagle and the baseball program, Texas ended up getting the commitment for arguably the best player in the entire 2025 class.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Jackson Arnold
OU QB to enter transfer portal
- 2
Alabama flips LSU commit
Tide moves up the rankings
- 3New
Ben Herbstreit
POTUS sends heartfelt note
- 4
Lincoln Riley
USC coach talks job rumors
- 5Hot
Jahkeem Stewart
USC lands five-star DL
The Projection: 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.
The Reasoning: 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 Schlossnagle helping out to recruit the southpaw who has hit 94 mph, winning Williams’ commitment was the definition of a team effort in Austin.
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The Final Word: Texas is getting an absolute stud on the football field and baseball diamond. Williams is an absolute game-changer on defense and special teams. If given the chance, he also can play receiver and excel there. This is a generational-type player and one that can help bring DBU back to Texas.
