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Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Football - Alabama

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FOOTBALL

Ryan Williams

Wide receiver
SARALAND HS
SARALAND, ALABAMA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

1320

Receiving Yards

269

Rushing Yards

19

Receiving Touchdowns

7

Rushing Touchdowns
“Ryan Williams is beyond electric and will have a great future. He can score at any moment.”
Justin Hannah
Head Coach - head coach of Murphy High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot-1, 175-pound junior wide receiver caught 71 passes for 1,320 yards and 19 touchdowns this past season, leading the Spartans (13-1) to the Class 6A state championship game. Williams also rushed for 269 yards and seven scores, threw a touchdown pass and returned both a punt and kickoff for TDs. Ranked as the nation’s No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2025 by 247Sports.com, he was the state’s 2022 Mr. Football winner.

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Academic Achievement

Williams has maintained a weighted 3.47 GPA in the classroom. He has reclassified to graduate as a member of the Class of 2024 and has made a verbal commitment to play football on scholarship at the University of Alabama this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Saraland High student council, Williams has volunteered locally as part of multiple fundraising campaigns to support his school. He has also donated his time on behalf of the Special Olympics and as a youth football coach.