Nation's No. 1 CB Reveals His Top School Ahead Of Key Recruiting Visits
Williams (6-foot-1, 165 pounds) plays for Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, California. As a sophomore in 2024, he totaled 47 tackles, 16 pass breakups with an interception on defense while adding 12 catches for 196 yards as a receiver (MaxPreps).
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The highly-coveted recruit is rated as the No. 1 cornerback, the No. 1 player in the state and the No. 3 overall player in the class of 2027, per Rivals.
Williams, who already holds 33 scholarship offers entering his junior year, unofficially visited multiple programs this spring, including Miami, Texas A&M, UCLA and USC.
And it appears that head coach Lincoln Riley's Trojans made a significant impression, as Williams named home-state USC as the leader, according to On3's Chad Simmons.
The Trojans are 'without a question' the top program in Williams' recruitment, he said via On3.
USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley.Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Williams also plans to take trips to Michigan, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Auburn, and Florida State over the next few months. Those will be unofficial visits given his status as a class of 2027 recruit.
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It's not a surprise to see USC trending in the right direction for Williams. Riley and Co. currently hold the top class in the 2026 cycle, and 16 of those 28 commits hail from the state of California.
'I like how they do things with their players on and off the field,' Williams said via On3. 'Education is important to me and USC is one of the top academic schools in the country. Then, USC is USC. All the legends go there. It's right in my backyard, so why not?'
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