Ryan Williams starts Alabama career with 84-yard TD reception vs. Western Kentucky
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Ryan Williams is off to a good start in his Alabama career.
A former 5-star prospect, expectations for Williams in 2024 were a bit uncertain due to his relative youth. Williams re-classified up a year, meaning he should still be in high school as of this fall.
Instead, the 17-year-old is already making big-time plays for Alabama. The first 2 catches of his collegiate career both went for long touchdowns.
His first score of the game went for 84 yards:
jalen milroe to ryan williams, 84 yd touchdown pic.twitter.com/KG9W768ccU
— ◇ (@HOODH3RO) August 31, 2024
Then, in the 2nd quarter, Williams broke a tackle and raced 55 yards to the end zone for another touchdown:
RYAN WILLIAMS!!!!
The 17 year old has 2 catches for 2 touchdowns and 139 yards!
pic.twitter.com/zC8hiunupU— Sidelines – Bama (@SSN_Alabama) September 1, 2024
Williams is a supremely talented prospect, so it’s not a huge surprise to see him contributing already — even despite his age. He was the No. 4 overall player in the country for the class of 2024, per 247Sports Composite rankings.
Alabama is looking to move to 1-0 on Saturday. The Crimson Tide will host South Florida in Week 2.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
