5-Star Safety, Tri-Sport Athlete Makes College Decision

AUSTIN, Texas — One of the only remaining uncommitted top-10 prospects left on the board is 5-star safety Jonah Williams announced his commitment to the Texas Saturday. The 6-foot-3, 205 pound prospect from Ball High School in Galveston chose the Lonhorns over LSU, Texas A&M and Oregon.

Williams is one of the best tri-sport athletes in the country regardless of classification. He qualified for track regionals in the 200-meter dash, can play centerfield or toss a 90 MPH-plus fastball from the mound and even lay the wood on offensive skill players as a ball hawking safety. 

Over the summer Williams has taken football official visits at the campuses of Texas, USC, Oregon, LSU and Texas A&M. Combine that with weekend travel baseball tournaments and camps has kept his schedule full all summer.

Last month, he was interviewed by Gerry Hamilton from On Texas Football a few days ago to recap a stacked summer. Williams shared how he’s developed from the plate, mound and where he sees himself during a crucial senior year.

“I’m just blessed to be in this position,” Williams said. “I thank God for all the opportunities. It has been pretty stressful picking up phone calls left and right during my free time when I’m trying to relax.”

He doesn’t specialize at a single position either playing both ways for his Golden Tornado’s team. Williams recorded 1,176 yards all-purpose yards while also being named defensive MVP as a junior. College programs have to be chomping at the bits to land such a diverse athlete, maybe one that can be considered generational.

As for Texas, the program has always been there for Williams. He’s made multiple trips to the Longhorns and are in play as any of his top-five schools.

“I’m really high on them and Coach [Blake] Gideon,” Williams said. “I went through all the meetings [like and official] but I couldn’t make time for an official because I was super busy.”

One thing that does set Texas apart is their baseball team coached by Jim Schlossnagle. He has continued to reach out to Williams in his move from the Aggies to Longhorns this offseason.

“He recruited me heavily at Texas A&M and when he got to go to Texas we made sure to talk on my visit,” Williams said.

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