Transfer Tracker: Alabama adds a weapon in Jameson Williams
Mark Pszonak contributed to this report.
The transfer portal never stops grinding. Less than a week after entering the portal, Ohio State transfer wide receiver Jameson Williams announced that he had committed to Alabama.
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Recruiting: Williams trimmed his list of top schools down to Ohio State, Alabama, Nebraska, Oregon, and UCLA and committed to the Buckeyes during his senior season. He took an official visit to Columbus during the spring and considered Ohio State his leader throughout the summer.
At Ohio State: Jameson had six receptions for 112 yards and one touchdown during his true freshman season and nine receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns in 2020.
Farrell’s Take: Williams was a skinny but smooth receiver out of high school with great route running ability and good hands. He was tough to get a good hit on because he played angular and always seemed to bounce off tackles with good balance. The depth chart at Ohio State is off the charts so I looked for him to head back home and play for Missouri barring a surprise. But a surprise came and Nick Saban wanted more speed for his wide out group and he landed him with Williams. The question is -- can he crack yet another elite depth chart? He has a better chance at Alabama because they lost so much and are young.
Impact Meter: 7.2 out of 10
IMPACT METER
The Transfer Portal continues to change the way college football programs recruit and manage their rosters so we here at Rivals.com continue to evolve our coverage. Each time a player of note enters the portal, we will examine their potential impact on the college football landscape and assign an impact rating, both when they enter the portal and when they choose a destination. The scale is from 1-10 and the description below explains the scoring scale.
1.1-4.0 — Not a big impact expected, likely a non-starter and down the bench depth player.
4.1- 6.0 — A solid impact can be expected in the right scenario and has the potential to battle for a starting job.
6.1-9.0. — A high impact player who won’t change a program but will certainly be a very good contributor and starter.
9.1- 9.9 — A very high impact player who should start the moment he steps on the field and will change the outlook of a program immediately.
10 — A franchise transfer who has a chance to be an All American and one of the elite players in college football.