Williams States He Will Return for 2026

[UKTideFan1961]

I hope so. He has so much talent. I just hope we can get an off coordinator that will use that talent.

Williams nixes portal talk, declares Bama return

Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams intends to return to the team in 2026 despite a bumpy sophomore season.

www.espn.co.uk

 

[uafan4life]

I hope so. He has so much talent. I just hope we can get an off coordinator that will use that talent.

Williams nixes portal talk, declares Bama return

Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams intends to return to the team in 2026 despite a bumpy sophomore season.

www.espn.co.uk

I just hope he puts in the offseason work to learn to catch with his hands, stay on his feet, and block...

 

[gtgilbert]

I just hope he puts in the offseason work to learn to catch with his hands, stay on his feet, and block...

agreed - he needs an hour a day, 7 days a week from whenever this season ends until the start of spring camp working the Juggs machine

 

[ga tide man #9]

I’m glad!!! So much potential. If you go back and watch the UT game he had 3 next level catches. But the drops are too numerous to mention. Maybe he can get a level of consistency in his game.

 

[4Q Basket Case]

Hope he gets his head screwed on straight. The drops are a mental issue, not a physical one. If he gets the psychology right, he'll be transformational. If he doesn't, well.....

 

[CB4]

Hope he gets his head screwed on straight. The drops are a mental issue, not a physical one. If the psychology gets right, he'll be transformational. If he doesn't, well.....

Ryan really does seem to be quality young man. Sometimes the most important distance in any sport is the inches between your ears.
I’m pulling for RW to get it together.

 

[Jack Bourbon]

Hope he gets his head screwed on straight. The drops are a mental issue, not a physical one. If the psychology gets right, he'll be transformational. If he doesn't, well.....

Im not an expert, but it seems like he needs to learn to catch the ball with his hands rather than trying to pin it against his body. Drill suggestion for catching footballs—williams wears white tshirt, ball gets coated in motor oil, and every time he gets black on the tshirt the drill stops and he has to eat a ribeye steak. Rinse and repeat until he catches 100 in a row with no black on the shirt.

 

[BamaInCummingGA]

I really hope he is able to figure it out because if he does he is an immeasurable asset and would be able to get to the next level.

 

[Cruiser]

I hope so. He has so much talent. I just hope we can get an off coordinator that will use that talent.

Williams nixes portal talk, declares Bama return

Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams intends to return to the team in 2026 despite a bumpy sophomore season.

www.espn.co.uk

We will have the same one next year; but he can't catch the ball or block for him.
I think Ryan will figure it out; maybe tomorrow?

 

[countrytider]

Don’t get me wrong, I hope he “gets it together”…but this is the end of year two.

You think of so many past WR greats of ours, off the top of my head,

Julio, Cooper, Ridley, Smitty, Waddle, Ruggs, Jeudy, Metchie, Jamo, etc…

I mean they were immediate impact guys.

We can talk potential all day, but in my opinion the guy is just not that good. Again, this is 2 years in.

Maybe it suddenly clicks year 3, but as of right now, the dude is a straight up bust, (compared to the hype) and getting paid millions on top of it. JMO

Edit to add: Honestly I’d put him about the 5th best on the team behind:

Bernard
Horton
Cuevas
Brooks

 

[4Q Basket Case]

Don’t get me wrong, I hope he “gets it together”…but this is the end of year two.

You think of so many past WR greats of ours, off the top of my head,

Julio, Cooper, Ridley, Smitty, Waddle, Ruggs, Jeudy, Metchie, Jamo, etc…

I mean they were immediate impact guys.

We can talk potential all day, but in my opinion the guy is just not that good. Again, this is 2 years in.

Maybe it suddenly clicks year 3, but as of right now, the dude is a straight up bust, (compared to the hype) and getting paid millions on top of it. JMO

I understand your frustration, but think it’s a tad harsh.

RW was transformational the first 6-8 games of his freshman year. Without him, we don’t beat Georgia. Then production dropped off considerably in the second half of the season. We all (me included) said it was a barely 17 year old hitting the SEC wall.

But in the second year, the drops accumulated like flies on a smushed armadillo. He leads the NCAA in drops, despite limited playing time in the last 4-5 games.

DeBoer’s statements notwithstanding, he, the staff, and Simpson have lost trust.

Playing time (DeBoer and Grubb’s decision) and targets (Simpson’s decision) have plummeted. What they do is so loud I can’t hear what they say.

So here we are….the best talent since Julio, short-circuited by the six inches between his ears.

I still think it’s salvageable. But the cure isn’t a football coach. It’s a psychologist.

 

[CrimsonTusk]

Glad he's coming back. As far as his drops, I think its more of an eye problem. Seeing the ball.

 

[BamaFan6462]

Hopefully he’s just on the tail end of a sophomore slump. It happens sometimes.

 

[Rkharley98]

I’m very glad Ryan has come out and stated he’s staying home. It’s there and it’s up to him to get it right. Wishing him the best for the future, starting tomorrow. RTR