Class of 2027 · cornerback
Matt Williams
CB
6-0, 160 lb · Maury HS · Norfolk, VA
Committed to Vanderbilt since Apr 2071Model gradeiBetter offers than 80% of his classTop 1,000 board. Past boards here: 71% signed at a Power 4 school, 8% were drafted.
StarsiConsensus stars, as reported by CollegeFootballData.
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His offers, dated
His offers
21 offers · visited 3
Strongest program firstCommittedVisited
VanderbiltCommittedoffered Feb 28LSUcoldoffered Jan 5Ole Misscoldoffered Aug 13, 2025Indianacoldoffered Aug 14, 2025Wake Forestcoldoffered Aug 27, 2025NC Statecoldofficial visit May 8Virginia Techcoldoffered Jan 30Virginiacoolofficial visit Jun 4UCFcoldoffered Aug 23, 2025West Virginiacoldoffered Jan 16Dukecoldoffered Mar 23, 2025Memphiscoldoffered Mar 1Rutgerscoldoffered Aug 10, 2025Syracusecoldoffered Mar 5, 2025Marylandcoolofficial visit May 28Templecoldoffered Jan 29UConncoldoffered Aug 14, 2025East Carolinacoldoffered Jan 21, 2025Delawarecoldoffered Jan 16Old Dominioncoldoffered May 31, 2024Libertycoldoffered Jan 29Strongest programs first (how strength is made). Warm: an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days, or an official visit in the last 120. Cool: contact in the last 180. Cold: older, or a decommit. These are the offers on record, not every offer made.
His board on any day
May 2024 to todayMay 2024OctMarAugJan 2026JunNov 2026
Drag to any month: the offers, the timeline and the grade become what they were on the last day of it, on today's scale. 1 offer with no posted date (Maryland) always show. How the grade is made.
Every dated move
24 dated moves since May 31, 2024Official visit VirginiaJun 4Official visit MarylandMay 28Official visit NC StateMay 8Committed VanderbiltApr 20Offered MemphisMar 1Offered VanderbiltFeb 28Offered Virginia TechJan 30Offered LibertyJan 29Offered TempleJan 29Offered DelawareJan 16Offered West VirginiaJan 16Offered LSUJan 5Offered VirginiaSep 21, 2025Offered NC StateSep 7, 2025Offered Wake ForestAug 27, 2025Offered UCFAug 23, 2025Offered IndianaAug 14, 2025Offered UConnAug 14, 2025Offered Ole MissAug 13, 2025Offered RutgersAug 10, 2025Offered DukeMar 23, 2025Offered SyracuseMar 5, 2025Offered East CarolinaJan 21, 2025Offered Old DominionMay 31, 2024Newest first, from recruit posts and the national recruiting data. An offer with no posted date sits in the offers list only.
His testing numbers
Testing numbers
none yetNo testing numbers for Matt yet. His family can add his 40, shuttle, jumps, bench and track times below, with proof.
How we know each number. Verified: a testing company or state meet result we matched to his name, class and date. Coach-confirmed: his coach said yes from a school email. Video-evidenced: a clip of the timer or tape that we watched. Self-reported, in grey: his family's word. Testing numbers here come only through this form.
Where he fits
Best fits
best 3 of 21 offersVirginiaA spot opens at defensive back and they start players his size10 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 3 leave after this season · 4 starters his size since 20222UCFA spot opens at defensive back and they start players his size6 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 4 leave after this season · 4 starters his size since 20223MarylandA spot opens at defensive back and they start players his size11 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 3 leave after this season · 5 starters his size since 2022Ranked by how thin each program is at his spot, whether it starts players his size, who leaves after this season and, while he is uncommitted, our odds. How it is made.
His role
Cornerback6-0, 160 lb. Built like P.J. Woodland (6-0, 165), a starter at LSU in 2026.
Read off his size at his position; schemes from each program's season article on Wikipedia (base defense) and our play-by-play (how much it throws). A guide to where he would line up, not a scouting report. How it is made.
Compare his offers
any 4 of 21Fit for him
No. 16of 21 offers
No. 1of 21 offers
No. 2of 21 offers
Program strength
52of 100
58of 100
57of 100
Players like him who went there: drafted
0 of 5closest: Bell, 2013
1 of 5Harris, round 6
0 of 5closest: Henderson, 2022
Players like him there: a real season by year two
-the box score does not cover them
-the box score does not cover them
0 of 1
Room at defensive back
Stocked14 with 2+ years left
Thin10 with 2+ years left
Thin6 with 2+ years left
Leaving after this season
1
3
4
2027 commits at defensive back
3Allen Evans, Dillon Davis +1
4Semajay Robinson, Derek Fisher +2
3Kash Kolbow, Jonathan Barnes +1
Starts players his size
5starters his size since 2022
4starters his size since 2022
4starters his size since 2022
Base defense
4-2-5DC Steve Gregory since 2024
4-2-5DC John Rudzinski since 2022
3-4DC Alex Grinch since 2025
Coaches defensive back
Justin Harris
Jonathan Celestin
David Overstreet II
From home
586 miTN
In state147 miles
636 miFL
Where it stands
Committed
Coolofficial visit Jun 4
Coldoffered Aug 23, 2025
His best-fitting offers first; pick any 4 of Matt's 21 to compare. Green is the best in each row. Room counts the players at his spot with two or more years left. Players like him: up to five past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his and who signed at that school, from classes whose careers are over; a real season means 100+ passes, 50+ carries, 15+ catches, 25+ tackles, 3+ sacks or 2+ interceptions. Offensive linemen and defenders from classes before 2016 are not in that row: the box score does not count linemen's work and has no tackles before 2016. History, not a forecast for him. How fit is made.
Schools that should be calling
8 that have not offered
James MadisonOffered 8 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by April of junior year · defensive backs coach Kyle Barnes2
Wisconsin Even at defensive backOffered 7 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by July of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Chris Worley3
Penn State Thin at defensive backOffered 6 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Jordan Lucas4
Pittsburgh Even at defensive backOffered 5 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by September of junior year5
South Carolina Even at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by April of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Torrian Gray6
ToledoOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by July of sophomore year7
North Carolina Even at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by August of junior year · defensive backs coach Armond Hawkins8
Northwestern Thin at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by March of junior year
ToledoOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by July of sophomore year7North Carolina Even at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by August of junior year · defensive backs coach Armond Hawkins8Northwestern Thin at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by March of junior yearPrograms that offered the recruits most like him (same position, size, home state and offers), have not offered him, and sit near the level of the offers he holds. How it is made.
Where his size starts
267of 1,103 FBS starters at cornerback since 2022 were his size5-11 to 6-1, 149 to 171 lb
- Most in
SEC35
Big 1232
ACC31 - Start his size most
Florida State6
Oklahoma State6Penn State6 - His offers that doVanderbilt5Maryland5Ole Miss4Virginia4
Who needs him
UCF is thinnest at defensive back of his 21 offersThin- 6 with 2+ years left of 19
- 4 leave after this season
- 24 portal exits in 3 seasons
- 3 commits this cycle
- Also thin thereDuke8Indiana10Virginia10
A starter is six or more games in one of the position's starting slots, 2022-2026 (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is players with 2+ years left plus 2027 commits, against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame). How it is made.
Players like him, and how they turned out
How 50 boards like his turned out
classes 2010-20226%Transferred2 of 36 played for a second school
12%Drafted6 of 50, 2 in rounds 1-3
6%NFL starter3 of 50 started an NFL season
The 50 past recruits with the boards closest to his, from classes 2010 to 2022, whose careers are over. College seasons from CFBD rosters, on record for 36 of 50. No rate for a real season here: the stats can judge only 3 of those, because the box score has no tackles before 2016. History, not a forecast for him.
Boards that looked like his
0 of 10 drafted
Ja'Cari Henderson CBNot drafted yetmatch
Keion Payne CBNot draftedmatchAl Harris CBNot draftedmatch
Camaul King SIn college nowmatchKyle Gibson SNot draftedmatch
Tre Bell CBNot draftedmatch
Shmar Akande CBIn college nowmatch
Tony Grimes CBNot draftedmatch
Gary Simon CBNot draftedmatchPast recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 12, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2025 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2026. 6 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
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