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Ryan Williams, No.1 recruit in 2025 class will reclassify to 2024 for Alabama football
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- Ryan Williams, No.1 recruit in 2025 class will reclassify to 2024 for Alabama football
The No. 1 recruit in the class of 2025 just announced his decision to reclassify and play for Alabama next year.
Ryan Williams , the No. 1 wide receiver in the 2025 class out of Saraland, Alabama, will reclassify into the 2024 cycle and head to the Capstone a year early. He announced his decision to reclassify on Monday morning via Instagram Live.
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The announcement comes three days after Williams and Saraland fell to Clay-Chalkville 31-28 in the AHSAA Class 6A state championship game. Williams finished his junior season with 72 receptions for 1,324 yards and 19 touchdowns, including 343 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns in the state championship game.
Saraland's Ryan Williams (1) scores his second touchdown of the night against Clay-Chalkville during the AHSAA Class 6A football state championship game at Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Friday December 8, 2023.
The five-star originally committed to the Crimson Tide in October 2022 over the likes of Auburn, Georgia and Texas .
Now, Williams gets to join an Alabama class of 2024 that ranks No. 4 in the nation on 247Sports Composite . He is the third five-star to join the recruiting class, alongside Jaylen Mbakwe (Pinson, AL) and Julian Saying (Carlsbad, Calif.). Williams now sits as the No. 4 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 2 player in Alabama in the 2024 class per 247Sports Composite .
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Anna Snyder covers high school sports and University of Alabama recruiting for The Tuscaloosa News. Reach her at asnyder@gannett.com . Follow her on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, @annaesnyder2
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