Alabama star wide receiver shuts down transfer rumors

Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams had a breakout freshman play with the Crimson Tide, eclipsing 45 catches and 800 yards receiving successful 13 games.

He had a quieter play successful 2025 than he, oregon Alabama fans, would person hoped. Through 13 games, helium has 43 catches for 636 yards and 4 touchdown receptions. As Williams gears up to play Indiana successful the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, helium was asked astir the anticipation of hitting the transportation portal.

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Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) runs aft making a drawback during the 2nd 4th against the Georgia Bulldogs during the 2025 SEC Championship crippled astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium connected Dec. 6, 2025. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

Williams unopen down immoderate conception of him leaving Alabama connected Tuesday.

"Of course," helium told AL.com erstwhile asked astir whether helium would instrumentality for his inferior season. "I’m Alabama done and through. I person nary intentions of being anyplace else."

Williams said the 2025 play has brought him opportunities to larn and turn arsenic a subordinate arsenic helium continues his collegiate career.

He lone had 1 drawback for 5 yards against Oklahoma successful the archetypal circular of the College Football Playoff. Alabama won the game, 34-24.

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Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) warms up earlier the SEC Championship Game against Georgia astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium connected Dec. 6, 2025. (Gary Cosby Jr./Tuscaloosa News)

Alabama caput manager Kalen DeBoer addressed Williams’ usage aft the wide receiver didn’t person a drawback against the Auburn Tigers successful the Iron Bowl.

"There’s truly thing to work into determination astatine all," DeBoer said, via Bama Central. "I deliberation determination were opportunities wherever the shot could’ve recovered him. Plays that, you know, not similar they’re designed specifically for him, that’s truly not however a batch of our discourtesy is. There whitethorn beryllium screens and things similar that that are intentionally trying to get touches, but arsenic acold arsenic the walk concepts, we didn’t get to him successful the way oregon things similar that.

"So, yeah, we’ve got to beryllium intentional due to the fact that he’s a playmaker for us. The shot did find immoderate different guys, and they made plays, arsenic you saw with Isaiah Horton. We privation to proceed to beryllium intentional. Ryan does a large occupation for america each and each week, preparing. There’s nary quality this week."

Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) makes a drawback during signifier up of Thursday's Rose Bowl College Football Playoff against Indiana Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, successful Los Angeles.  (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)

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Thursday’s crippled against Indiana would beryllium the cleanable clip for Williams to travel backmost to life.

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