Syracuse Football: 4-star, top-300 Michael Williams is a versatile talent

Syracuse football is still searching for the first commitment in its 2022 class, and consensus four-star athlete Michael Williams would undoubtedly make a tremendous beginning for the Orange in this cycle.

Williams, a 6-foot-3, 235-pound prospect who excels on both sides of the field, recently disclosed a top 10, and the ‘Cuse made the cut. Now, his recruitment could certainly have a long way to go, so let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves.

However, that Syracuse football is in the top 10 for this 2022 top-300 player is surely exciting and an encouraging sign for the Orange. Williams is a junior at West Bloomfield High School in West Bloomfield, Mich.

His 10 finalists are the ‘Cuse, along with Maryland, Arizona State, Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ole Miss, according to Williams’ Twitter page. A review of the main recruiting services shows that he has a total of 17 scholarship offers.

Per Williams’ bio on 247Sports, Syracuse football offered him on May 8, 2020, and that appears to be the most recent scholarship offer that he received.

Syracuse football remains in the mix for 2022 four-star athlete Michael Williams.

Jared Purcell, in an article for MLive.com, notes that Williams can suit up at linebacker, defensive end and tight end, which helps explain his athlete designation on Rivals.com.

He is slotted as the No. 29 athlete nationally in the 2022 class, according to Rivals.com, as well as the No. 9 prospect in the state of Michigan.

The 247Sports Composite, 247Sports and ESPN.com, though, arrange Williams as an outside linebacker. Per ESPN.com, he is No. 241 overall in his class, No. 23 at outside linebacker and No. 5 in Michigan.

The 247Sports Composite ranks Williams as No. 259 across the country, No. 20 at outside linebacker and No. 6 in Michigan. Finally, 247Sports rates him as the No. 23 outside linebacker and the No. 9 prospect in Michigan.

The reality in this recruiting bout is that the Orange definitely faces a huge challenge in trying to land Williams. Given that he plays high-school football in Michigan, I would imagine the Big Ten Conference teams such as Michigan and Michigan State have a really good shot at securing Williams’ services.

Then again, the ‘Cuse is still in the running for him, for the time being, and hopefully, Syracuse football will stay in contention for Williams as his recruitment moves forward.