Texas Longhorns land Jonah Williams, 1st 5-star of 2025 recruiting class

Fans have been waiting for a true 5-star recruit to join the Texas Longhorns 2025 recruiting class. The wait is over.

Safety/linebacker Jonah Williams announced his commitment to Texas Saturday evening. Rivals.com ranks Williams as the No. 20 prospect in the nation. The 6-3, 200-pound Williams chose Texas over Texas A&M, LSU, Oregon and USC.

Jason Suchomel of OrangeBloods says it was a hotly-contested recruitment until the very end. A standout in both football and baseball, the Galveston Ball standout plans to play both sports in college. Suchomel reports new Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle’s staff was heavily involved in the recruitment process.

Williams told OrangeBloods it took a while for him to warm up to the Longhorns, “At first they were trying to move me to linebacker, but when coach Choate left (Blake Gideon) was like ‘I’m going to try to keep you in my room as long as possible. Coach Gideon is a great coach. I feel like he can build me up to go to the next level.”

Williams becomes the Longhorns’ 18th commitment in the 2025 recruiting class.

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