Williams nixes portal talk, declares Bama return
Adam Rittenberg
created: Dec. 31, 2025, 12:40 a.m. | updated: Dec. 31, 2025, 6:29 a.m.
(2:27)Open Extended ReactionsLOS ANGELES -- Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams intends to return to the team in 2026 despite a bumpy sophomore season.
Williams told AL.com on Tuesday that he's "Alabama through and through," adding that he has "no intentions of being anywhere else."
After earning first-team All-SEC honors and freshman All-America honors in 2024, when he surged onto the scene as a 17-year-old for Alabama, Williams has had fewer catches, yards and half as many touchdowns (4) this season.
"There's other ways that I can affect the game, other than having 12 catches for 180 [yards], something like that," Williams said.
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson called Williams "the most selfless person I've ever met in my life," and praised the sophomore for impacting the locker room.
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