'22 GA RB Justin Williams (Cal)

[drvenner]

I love to see all of our players and recruits comments on his announcement.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Huge booommmm!!!

 

[SoddyAllVol]

Love that background!! Take that Auburn!!!
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Love the bill dance vols hat

 

[xtremevolfan]

BOOM!!!!!!!!!

 

[SDV]

And with Cadillac on his staff. Dang, huge pull

 

[JT3]

BOOOM!

 

[FïreBall]

 

[SimplemanTN]

This is my favorite pickup of the class. Really think we will look back on this one as a steal.

 

[Biggvol]

Booom!!

 

[LakesiteVol]

BOOM!!!!

 

[Jackcrevol]

I can only see an auburn hat on the table, probably just the angle

adjust

 

[Jackcrevol]

huge!

 

[drylo]

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.

--- Billy Shackelford, East Paulding High School head football coach

If I had known this yesterday, I wouldn’t have sweated this one at all. Smart guy.

 

[Maxwell865]

“I think Williams has a chance to be a feature back one day for Tennessee if everything comes together,” Ivins said of Williams, who’s ranked the No. 286 overall prospect and No. 24 running back in the 2022 class, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

“Love his production as a senior, but also love how he has progressed over the past year or so. I saw him back at the FBU Top Gun event in June, and he posted some of the best testing numbers out of anyone in attendance, which isn’t surprising seeing as how mom was an Olympic sprinter for Jamaica years ago.”

Williams was committed to West Virginia for more than four months before reopening his recruitment on Nov. 17, just four days after he visited Tennessee for the first time. He added an offer from Auburn on Nov. 27 during his visit for the Tigers’ home game against Alabama, and he took official visits to Auburn and Tennessee leading up to the start of the Early Signing Period.

He joined Dylan Sampson of Dutchtown High School in Geismar, La., who’s rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, as the second running back in the Vols’ 2022 recruiting class. Sampson has been committed to Tennessee since June.

Williams now is set to join the Vols next month as an early enrollee. He’s expected to compete for early playing time in Tennessee’s backfield, with the Vols’ leading rusher during the regular season, Tiyon Evans, recently having left the program. Evans announced earlier this month that he’s transferring to Louisville.

As a senior, Williams rushed for 1,956 yards and scored 15 total touchdowns. He also added 190 receiving yards.

“Aside from the production, I also like how Williams can catch the ball out of the backfield and think he will have a chance to play all three downs in college,” Ivins said. “Yet another nice get for Tennessee down in SEC Country, and obviously a good way to start the Early Signing Period.”

-Callahan

 

[JCP201]

I want to add from my previous post that you don't expect a medical student to get into the transfer portal every year, so this is an extra good commit.

 

[UTMVol76]

BOOOM

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Hubbs just said he'll be on campus participating in bowl practice this week!!!

 

[kemotoe]

Gotta love Volquest playing the Auburn angle even after the video was shot. Gotta get those clicks.

 

[Smokeytom]

And an EE big boom we’ll see this dude on the field early and often next year

 

[VolzMan53]

VolQuest - BREAKING: Justin Williams signs with Vols, details decision (rivals.com)

"Be the Hammer not the Nail"

 

[landscapingvol]

Gotta love Volquest playing the Auburn angle even after the video was shot. Gotta get those clicks.

And people continue to fall for it every recruiting cycle

 

[Smokeytom]

Dallas (Ga.) East Paulding running back Justin Williams was at one time committed to West Virginia, but when he backed off that and opened his recruitment up, it became a showdown between two SEC programs.

Auburn and Tennessee went head to head for the No. 222-ranked prospect in the On3 Consensus and the Vols landed his commitment.

“It came down to my relationships with the Tennessee staff,” Williams told On3. “It wasn’t just one coach, but it was the running backs coach, the offensive coordinator, the offensive line coach, and the head coach — they all recruited me.

“Right after I decommitted from West Virginia, they started calling, texting, and recruiting me. It just took off and they showed me I was a priority for them.”

Williams took his first visit to Knoxville around the time he opened things back up. He then returned for an official visit this past weekend. He saw all he needed to see.

“It is that home feeling at Tennessee. It is not too big, but big enough. The environment feels right for me.

“The way I have connected with the coaches and the atmosphere there just makes Tennessee right.”

He could leave out Josh Heupel’s offense. That is something that excited Williams as well.

“Tennessee plays fast and the offense fits me,” Williams said. “They get to the ball to their backs, I am a versatile guy that fits the scheme, and I feel I can excel in coach Heupel’s system.”

-On3

 

[RDU VOL#14]

 

[NormalVol]

Boom! I hope this kid tears it up here.

 

[Volsdeep4]

Booooom