BREAKING: Five-star, two-sport athlete confirms commits to Texas Longhorns over over LSU, USC, Oregon and Texas A&M
The Oregon Ducks missed out on securing a two-sport standout for their 2025 football recruiting class, as five-star athlete announced his commitment to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday. Williams, who selected Texas over Oregon, USC, LSU, and Texas A&M, is also a top baseball talent in Texas, excelling as both an outfielder and left-handed pitcher.
Hailing from Ball High School in Galveston, Texas, Williams is ranked as the No. 7 overall football player in the 2025 class by 247Sports’ composite rankings. Standing at 6-foot-3 and 203 pounds, he is projected to play safety at the next level, though he could also transition to linebacker.
On the baseball field, Williams had an impressive sophomore season, batting .474 with 10 doubles and five triples for Ball High.
Oregon’s 2025 class currently includes 15 committed players, among them five-star safety Trey McNutt (Ohio), five-star wide receivers Dakorien Moore and Dallas Wilson (Texas), four-star wide receiver Cooper Perry (Arizona), four-star running backs Dierre Hill (Illinois) and Jordon Davison (California), four-star quarterback Akili Smith Jr. (California), four-star offensive linemen Ziyare Addison (Florida) and Alai Kalaniuvalu (Nevada), four-star linebacker Nasir Wyatt (California), four-star edge rusher Matthew Johnson (California), four-star cornerbacks Brandon Finney (Maryland) and Dorian Brew (Texas), three-star offensive tackle Demetri Manning (Washington), and kicker/punter Rocco Graziano from Sheldon High School.
— Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon Ducks and Big Ten Conference for The Oregonian and co-hosts the Ducks Confidential podcast. He can be reached at rclarke@oregonian.com or @RyanTClarke.
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