SCOUTING REPORT
“I’ve had a tremendous amount of luck when it comes to big-time running backs. I’ve got two former running backs in Jerick McKinnon and Trey Sermon. Justin is every bit as talented as those guys. He’s an amazing guy. He’s extremely powerful and has great balance. He has great burst and can catch the ball out of the backfield.
What really separates him from so many great players out there is the fact that he’s such a good human being. You’re going to hear Justin say, ‘yes sir’ and ‘no sir.’ He’s going to say ‘I love you.’ He doesn’t big-time his teammates or people in the hallways. It’s so easy for a high-profile athlete to get a little too big for their britches. In four years of high school, I’ve never seen him do that. To me, that’s extra unique.
Finally, something that I think is really cool. He’s in the top-2 or 3 of his senior class. He has a 4.0. So, he is just the total package. He is a good player but he is a great human being. It’s so refreshing to see a great player who is humble and has a warrior’s mentality, but one who also loves people and who is super respectful.
Tennessee is getting a special kind of guy.”
--- Billy Shackelford, East Paulding High School head football coach
"The four-star running back from Dallas (Ga.) East Paulding is muscled up and is a tough runner who can break shoestring tackles, gain extra yards and pound the ball forward. What makes Williams special and why he is a four-star is because he also has good speed, he can make people miss and being utilized out of the backfield is something he's looking forward to in Knoxville. Auburn put up a great fight and having Cadillac Williams on staff was important, but Tennessee's coaching staff showed so much love and attention that Williams could not turn down the Vols."
– Adam Gorney, National Recruiting Director for Rivals