Marcelles Williams

2025: Williams will compete for playing time at cornerback as a redshirt freshman in 2025. 2024: Williams saw action in 1 game (Utah State) at cornerback as a true freshman in 2024 recording 1 tackle for a loss of 1 yard. HIGH SCHOOL: Williams, a four-star recruit, was touted as the No. 5 cornerback in the country by 247Sports, No. 9 by ESPN, No. 12 by Rivals and No. 24 by On3. He was rated as the No. 6 player in the state of California by 247Sports, No. 11 by ESPN and Rivals and No. 19 by On3. He was ranked as the No. 76 recruit in the nation by 247Sports, No. 87 by Rivals and No. 92 by ESPN. He is 77th on the Top247 list, 89th on the Rivals 250 and 93rd on the ESPN 300. He was selected as a 2024 Polynesian Bowl All-Star and was invited to participate at the 2024 NBC All-American Bowl. During his senior season, he helped football powerhouse St. John Bosco (Calif.) to win the 2023 CIF State Football Open Division Championship. He recorded 65 tackles, 2 INTs 8 PBUs and 1 blocked field goal in 2023. Williams was named to the 2023 All-Trinity League First Team, the 2023 LA Times All-Star Team and was selected as a 2023 Los Angeles Rams High School All-Star. Prior to the season, he earned placement on the 2023 MaxPreps Preseason All-American First Team. In 2022, Williams helped the Braves to be crowned National Champions for the third time in 10 years. That season, he tallied 46 tackles, 2 INTs and 4 PBUs. He was named to the 2022 MaxPreps Junior All-American First Team, 2022 All-CIF Southern Section Division I Team and 2022 All-Trinity League First Team. Prior to the season, he was selected to the 2022 MaxPreps Preseason All-State First Team. As a sophomore in 2021, he racked up 42 tackles and 7 PBUs. He earned placement on the 2021 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American First Team. PERSONAL: He is majoring in Journalism at USC. Williams also wrote for his school's paper. Williams has two older brothers who play(ed) college football: Max who was a safety at USC and Macen who was a defensive back at Arizona State.