On the recruiting front, new Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer received some much-needed good news on Wednesday.
Ryan Williams, a five-star wide receiver who was once committed to Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide, declared on Wednesday that he was returning to Alabama.
Ain’t Really Leave But I’m Back 🥰!! #RollTide🐘 @AlabamaFTBL @KalenDeBoer @GrubbRyan @GoatLatia @GoSaraland @RyanMWms @Brett_Boutwell @tjkelly17 @coachTigg @SaralandSchools pic.twitter.com/w3ucf8p7Gg
— 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 “𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝” 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝟏 (@Ryanwms1) January 24, 2024
After Saban announced his retirement, Williams became the first high-profile recruit to decommit from Alabama, where he had committed more than a year prior. After reopening his recruitment, he was highly linked to Texas A&M, but it appears that DeBoer was able to re-recruit him to Alabama.
Right now, 247 Sports has Williams as the third-best wide receiver in his class. The six-foot wide receiver attended Saraland, Alabama, high school.
Even though Alabama hired DeBoer to replace Saban, the news follows a flurry of high-profile transfers and decommitments following Saban’s retirement. What’s going on in Tuscaloosa has really benefited one school in particular. In order to appease supporters, DeBoer desperately needed a recruiting victory, and this should assist in that regard.
