Ashley Williams Jr., 4-star 2023 edge rusher from Louisiana, announces SEC commitment
Ashley Williams Jr. is one of the top edge rushers in the 2023 recruiting class and an elite prospect from the state of Louisiana.
On Wednesday, he revealed where he’ll play college football in 2023 and beyond, and he’ll be leaving the Bayou State to do so.
As you can see below, Williams took to Twitter to announce he was committing to Bryan Harsin and the Auburn Tigers:
I’m heading to the PLAINS!!!#WDE🦅
@CoachHarsin @CoachRoc @TrovonReed @CoachBenBlack @crob45 @SchmeddingJeff @DarrenUscherAU @_ZHSFootball @CoachBrew1 @CoachJaysmith18 @samspiegs @RivalsNick @BHoward_11 @RecruitLouisian @JeritRoser #dungeonmade pic.twitter.com/uR1bCKndQ8— Ashley L. Williams Jr. (@AshleyLWilliam4) August 3, 2022
Per the 247Sports composite rankings, Williams is the No. 37 edge rusher in the class of 2023 and the No. 18 overall recruit from the state of Louisiana.
The Tigers now have 6 players in their 2023 recruiting class, which currently ranks No. 73 in the nation, per 247Sports.
Below, check out some of Williams’ high school highlights, courtesy of Hudl:
This kid may turn out great, but the writers, and I use the term loosely, love their hyperbole. They say he is one of the top edge rushers in the country in the first paragraph, then come back to say he is the 37th rated edge rusher in the country. Just say he is a good football player.
Trying to stump for the kid and Auburn.
He may end up a good player, but he’s one of just a few LSU had not extended an offer to.
Hyperbole or not any 4 star is a good get for AU this year. Need some more of them though.
So far all of Auburn’s commits are four stars.
Yes and we still need more of them.
AubKev………
” So far all of Auburn’s commits are four stars. ”
And you are still in last place in the SEC in recruiting!!!!
PS. I’m not happy about it. I have nothing against auburn!!!
Negan
Well he’s one of the top 37 edge rushers!!!LOL
No seriously I can’t believe Harsin still has auburn last in the SEC in recruiting!!!!! In fact there are 4 teams behind Vanderbilt in recruiting. One of them is Ole miss!!! Lane Kiffen is known as a RECRUITER and is a great coach. How is he behind Vanderbilt????
I’m guessing that probably won’t hold!!!! Unless it has something to do with NIL!!!! I told ya that Vanderbilt has lots of wealthy Commodore’s out there!!!!
PS. Don’t assume that wealthy people don’t enjoy football!!!! They see this as their time to use NIL to become an SEC power!!!!
Anything not last is big to them!!!!
Negan
Recruiting rankings this time of year of the height of useless info. You can’t rank classes now! When some teams have 20 commits and others have 6 and nobody has signed anything! Auburn will sign a very good class when all is said and done. It was a top 20 class last year and will be much better this year. We won’t finish last in the west this year on the field either. Not even close. Auburn will be the surprise of the conference to all the people just listening to the fake news. Some of us know better. War Eagle!!!
And if you rank it by the average of each commit, which if you are going to rank them this time of year that’s how you should do it, Auburns’s class is in the top 4 of the league I believe. I don’t check those things like I used to. Like I said. Useless info at this point of the year.
She bad, she bad!
Looks like a solid recruit.
Luvvy……..I’m certain he’s mostly solid. But I bet he has some fat coming out of high school!!! LOL
Negan
24 offers after his jr. year. Multiple Big ten offers, Multiple SEC offers, Pac 12 ACC and Big 12 offers as well.
Yeah id say he’s a solid recruit.
Nice haul Auburn…he should fill in his frame with SEC level strength and conditioning
Waiting on your negative response TBone! 6 committed and all are 4 Stars. You’ve stated many times, Harsin and his staff will end up last in recruiting and will be gone before the season ends. That Auburn only wins 5 games. Many of us real Auburn family members believe a top 15 or better class, with a buy into the program that the coach has laid the foundation for. I still have the suspicion that you somehow are related to Kevin Steele. Sour Grapes ole boy Sour Grapes.
Agree with all that.
I just had to quit responding to Tbonehead. He swears he has connections, but I have family members that work in the athletic dept at AU that would vehemently deny the cr@p he spews. Harsin is an intense guy (classic football coach type) but the people in and around the athletic dept love him and believe he is going to turn AU into a consistent winner. They say his attention to detail is unmatched.
My previous attempt at this comment is awaiting moderation for some ridiculous reason.
Thanks for saying that. Nothing I see or hear about Harsin remotely resembles anything Tbone says. Nothing I hear the players on this team or anybody that has a chance to sit down with Harsin remotely resembles anything he says. And like I pointed out before Harsin has an extensive history prior to coming to Auburn. If he was anything like that wouldn’t that have been an issue somewhere before? I think Harsin will be Auburns best coach in 30 years for the reasons you state. It is a rotten shame there are some people trying to tear him down with pure lies. I believe this all comes from the Jimmy Rane/Kevin Steele faction. I sure hope they are exposed for the backstabbers they are one day.
I know a guy who knows a guy that dates my double 1st cousin. This is the story inside. Jimmy has caught so much friction from the fake news affair to the gas pouring on the man’s reputation that he supposedly has backed off. Many of Jimmy’s friends and family have also joined in the chastising of his actions. The only sore subject now is why Allen Greene’s contract has not been renewed. Yella man is silent on that issue but it smells of Beaver. Greene should be retained as Auburn is excelling in many sports. Auburn is going to be fine as us little donors as one can raise enough to get the jobs done without the strings attached, like in a yella deal. As far as reduced for a quick sale TBone,,,, he’s not Auburn. Just limp meat!