Ryan Williams

#1 · WR · Alabama6′0″ · 184 lb · Saraland, AL

Receiving yards415125th of 467 receiversLast gameW 31–20vs Texas A&M · Oct 24
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415 receiving yards in 6 games; their best was 130 vs East Carolina.
Game 1: against East Carolina, win 48-10, 130 receiving yards130WECUGame 2: at Kentucky, win 45-17, 43 receiving yards43WUK@Game 3: against Florida State, win 50-36, 62 receiving yards, 1 touchdown62WFSUGame 4: against South Carolina, win 49-18, 98 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns98WSCGame 5: at Mississippi State, win 56-23, 43 receiving yards, 1 touchdown43WMSST@Game 6: against Georgia, loss 17-20, 39 receiving yards39LUGAGame 7: at Tennessee, loss 10-26, no catches in this gameLTENN@Game 8: against Texas A&M, win 31-20, no catches in this gameWTA&MSeason high
Game 1: against East Carolina, win 48-10, 130 receiving yards130WECUGame 2: at Kentucky, win 45-17, 43 receiving yardsWUK@Game 3: against Florida State, win 50-36, 62 receiving yards, 1 touchdownWFSUGame 4: against South Carolina, win 49-18, 98 receiving yards, 2 touchdownsWSCGame 5: at Mississippi State, win 56-23, 43 receiving yards, 1 touchdownWMSST@Game 6: against Georgia, loss 17-20, 39 receiving yardsLUGAGame 7: at Tennessee, loss 10-26, no catches in this gameLTENN@Game 8: against Texas A&M, win 31-20, no catches in this gameWTA&MSeason high
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Texas A&M · W 31-20

No catches.

Williams has catches in 6 of Alabama’s 8 games: none against Tennessee and Texas A&M.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

3 stories this week, from 2 outlets.

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Stories per day.

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All 14 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Ryan Williams had 130 receiving yards in the 48-10 win over East Carolina, the best game of the season so far.

His most important play this season

  1. Q1, 9:41 · Alabama tiedKeelon Russell finds Ryan Williams for a 15-yard touchdownAlabama at Mississippi State, week 5Q1, 9:41 · Alabama 7, Mississippi State 0Alabama opened the scoringAlabama opened the scoringK.Russell pass complete short right to R.Coleman-Williams caught at State09, for 15 yards to the State00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 4 of his plays on video

The story

As of

As a true freshman in 2024 he was a national sensation: 48 catches, 865 yards, eight touchdowns, the highlight every Saturday. The 2025 sophomore line was quieter — 49 catches, 689 yards, four scores — the kind of step back that, for a player this hyped, becomes the whole storyline. The voters didn't blink: he's a preseason first-team All-American across nearly every outlet and a live Heisman candidate entering 2026. The detail that reframes everything is his age. Williams reclassified up to sign a year early, so he's a junior who won't be draft-eligible until 2027 — Alabama's clear No. 1 target with a runway almost no star his age has. The forward stakes are simple: the bounce-back season that turns a quieter sophomore year back into a generational trajectory. For Williams, 2026 is a contention year, not a farewell.

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Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Alabama lost 26-10 at Tennessee on Oct. 17 as a 7.5-point favorite. The Crimson Tide beat Texas A&M 31-20 on Oct. 24 and are 6-2, No. 10 in the AP poll. Williams had no catches in the loss at Tennessee and none against Texas A&M. He has 415 receiving yards through 8 games, with a high of 130 against East Carolina.

Sources

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Williams is a vertical separator — a slim, wiry frame (listed around 6-0, 180) carrying genuine track speed (he's run 10.49 in the 100 meters). Our play-by-play backs the big-play profile: 78th-percentile yards-per-catch, 85th-percentile EPA per target, a 83rd-percentile explosive-catch rate — the chunk-play element of a true downfield weapon, and a 55th-percentile catch rate on top of it. Scouts (Ourlads/draft profiles) credit the "initial burst and long speed to easily separate from DBs" and consistent ball-tracking over his shoulder. The honest edge is the one his sophomore tape raised: the drop rate ticked up, and evaluators note "his hands need to improve." He's a take-the-top-off vertical threat who also works the intermediate level — and at his age, the polish is supposed to come.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

15% of the catches, 20% of the yards, 27% of the touchdowns

  • Catches15%23 of 151
  • Yards20%415 of 2,076
  • Touchdowns27%4 of 15
  • Yards a catch: 18.0. Everyone else on the team: 13.0.
  • A touchdown every 5.8 catches. Everyone else on the team: one every 11.6.

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

Who caught the team's passes

Share of the team's total this season.