Report: Alabama 5-star WR reclassifies to 2024

• Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Personnel WriterDec 11, 2023, 11:37 AM ET

Five-star pass receiver and Alabama devote Ryan Williams is reclassifying into 2024 and will check in February, according to a report from On3.Williams (No.

9 in the 2024 ESPN 300), who plays for in-state Saraland High School, dedicated to Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide on Oct. 8, 2022.

The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Williams, a colleague of future Texas quarterback K.J. Lacey (No. 60 in 2025 ESPN 300), caught 72 passes for 1,324 lawns and 19 goals for a team that went 14-1 this season.Williams will be the third first-class for Alabama in this cycle, signing up with cornerback Jaylen Mbakwe(No. 2 in 2024 ESPN 300)and quarterback Julian Sayin( No. 3 in 2024 ESPN 300). The program hasn’t had a luxury pass receiver indication considering that Shazz Preston (No. 16 total)in 2022. The Crimson Tide had two of the leading 3 pass receivers in the 2025 class– Williams and Jaime Ffrench Jr. (No. 14 in 2025 ESPN 300 )of Mandarin High School (Florida ). For an offense that threw for 228.5 backyards a game (ninth in SEC and 60th in the FBS)on the

method to winning the SEC title and earning a berth in the College Football Playoff opposite Michigan in the Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s Day, Williams ought to offer an immediate impact. Isaiah Bond (621 receiving lawns)and Jermaine Burton (777 receiving backyards) lead the group this year with 44 and 35 receptions, respectively.With the start of the early signing duration looming on Dec. 20, Alabama’s 2024 class is ranked 5th in the nation.