Missouri lands highest rated in-state recruit since 2015
It may be Friday night, but the Missouri Tigers just landed perhaps their top recruit for the 2019 class. 4-star safety Jalani Williams announced on KSDK News he plans to commit to Missouri.
According to Brendan Lavell of Missourian Sports, Williams will arrive at Missouri as the highest-rated in-state commitment since Drew Lock in 2015.
.@PNHFootball star Jalani Williams just announced live on @ksdknews with @Frank_Cusumano he’ll be going to @Mizzou
— Ashley M. Cole (@AshleyMColeNews) November 17, 2018
Mizzou lands 4-star Parkway North safety Jalani Williams, the Tigers’ highest-rated in-state commitment since Drew Lock in the Class of 2015. Story to come https://t.co/qXwesREypN
— Brendan Lavell (@brendan_lavell) November 17, 2018
Shortly after his announcement, Williams released this video on his Twitter account:
COMMITTED . #AGTG pic.twitter.com/EWOsvp0WiG
— Jalani Williams ⁹ (@jalaniw9) November 17, 2018
Williams is one of two 4-star recruits, (Williams is the higher rated of the two) who have committed to Missouri in the 2019 class. Standing at 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds, Williams reportedly received 25 offers, including from seven SEC schools and other top programs around the country, including Notre Dame, Clemson and Oklahoma.
Even after this great news, though, Missouri still has a lot of work to do in its 2019 class. According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, the Tigers’ upcoming class ranks 13th out of 14 in the SEC.