In Demind on the Interior

6-0, 215 pound inside LB Jalen Williams of Hewitt-Trussville HS in Trussville, AL has committed to Columbia.

Williams had offers from Navy, Army, Yale and a few others.

Williams will be the first Hewitt-Trussville grad to come to Columbia football.

So far this season, he has 13 tackles for a loss and 82 overall.

You can see his highlight video here.


Here now is our list of 22 (!) committed recruits for 2016 that we know about so far:

1) Kyle Baskin WR/DB 6-4 210 lbs. Quakertown HS Quakertown, PA

2) Parker Coogan OL/DT 6-2 270 lbs. Kingwood HS Houston, TX

3) Matt Dame QB 6-2 185 lbs. Suncoast HS Riviera Beach, FL

4) Chris Everett WR 6-2 200 lbs. Whitney Young HS Chicago, IL

5) Danny De Lorenzi LB 6-3 230 lbs. Bergen Catholic HS, Oradell, NJ 

6) John Fischer OL 6-3 290 lbs. Sacred Heart-Griffin HS Springfield, IL

7) Alex Gibson RB 5-10 195 lbs. Central Bucks High School East Doylestown, PA

8) LinDon Harris DE 6-2 215 lbs. Sidwell Friends Washington, DC

9) Ben Hill TE/DE 6-3 230 lbs. Christian Brothers HS Memphis, TN

10) Hogan Irwin RB 5-10 180 lbs. Central Cathedral HS San Diego, CA

11) Ben McKeighan WR/DB 6-0 187 lbs. Scottsdale Prep/Cheshire Academy (PG year) Scottsdale, AZ

12) Max Mullaney LB 6-2 225 lbs. Colts Neck HS Colts Neck, NJ

13) Michael Murphy LB 5-11 194 lbs. Plant HS Tampa, FL

14) Lamine Nouck-A-Nwal DE/OL  6-4 250 lbs. Central Bucks High School East Doylestown, PA

15) Will Ontiveros WR/DB 6-2 175 lbs. Assumption HS Davenport, IA

16) Hunter Petlansky QB 6-2 225 lbs. Modesto Central Catholic HS Modesto, CA 

17) Alex Robin DT 6-0 260 lbs. Vestavia Hills HS Vestavia Hills, AL 

18) Arman Samouk DT 6-2 270 lbs. Copley HS Copley, OH

19) Joseph Scowden OL 6-4 290 lbs. Montgomery Bell HS Nashville, TN

20) Tanner Thomas RB 5-10 183 lbs. Farragut HS Knoxville, TN 

21) Jonathon Webster DB  6-0 180 lbs. Eastside Catholic HS Sammamish, WA

22) Jalen Williams LB 6-0 215 lbs. Hewitt-Trussville HS, Trussville, AL