Alabama football’s Ryan Williams added to the list of honors accrued during his freshman season on Tuesday. The Football Writers Association of American named the wide receiver a freshman All-American for the 2024 campaign.
Williams joined the Crimson Tide as a five-star prospect from Saraland and didn’t have to wait to get on the field in Tuscaloosa. He moved into the starting lineup at wide receiver, and also contributed in the punt return game this season.
Williams was one of three wideouts on the freshman All-America team, joining Clemson’s Bryant Wesco Jr.and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Williams. Smith was one of the finalists for offensive freshman player of the year, along with South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers and Baylor running back Bryson Washington.
The 6-foot, 175-pound Williams led Alabama in receiving yards in 2024, with 865, and receiving touchdowns, with eight. he finished second on the team in catches, with 48.
“Ryan’s a first-class guy all the way, through and through,” Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer said during the season. “I love coaching him. He brings a great work ethic, smile, all the things you want each and every day in practice.”
Williams earned second-team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association. He was voted first-team All-SEC and to the league’s all-freshman team by the conference’s coaches, while also earning a second-team All-SEC nod from the Associated press.
FWAA freshman All-America team
QB DJ Lagway, Florida
QB LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
RB Ahmad Hardy, ULM
RB Bryson Washington, Baylor
WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
WR Bryant Wesco Jr., Clemson
WR Ryan Williams, Alabama
TE Mason Williams, Ohio
OL Aidan Banfield, North Carolina
OL Tyler Mercer, North Texas
OL Elijah Paige, USC
OL Tyson Ruffins, Nevada
OL Jordan Seaton, Colorado
OL Josiah Thompson, South Carolina
Defense (13 players)
DL Jamarioius Brown, Ole Miss
DL Jayden Jackson, Oklahoma
DL Colin Simmons, Texas
DL Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
LB Sammy Brown, Clemson
LB Isaiah Chisom, Oregon State
LB Josiah Trotter, West Virginia
CB OJ Frederique Jr., Miami
CB Ashton Hampton, Clemson
CB Leonard Moore, Notre Dame
S KJ Bolden, Georgia
S Koi Perich, Minnesota
S Zechariah Poyser, Jax State
Specialists (5 players
K Nolan Hauser, Clemson
P Rhys Dakin, Iowa
