REPORT: Former Michigan State football CB Ronald Williams II invited to San Francisco 49ers’ rookie minicamp

Ronald Williams II has reportedly been invited to the San Francisco 49ers’ rookie minicamp

According to Stephen Brooks of 247Sports, former Michigan State football cornerback Ronald Williams II could have found his opportunity at the next level. Brooks reported that Williams told him that he has been invited to the San Francisco 49ers rookie minicamp.

Williams transferred from Alabama after his 2020 season there. He played two seasons with the Spartans, but missed his last two games due to injury. Before Alabama, Williams was one of the top junior college players in the country for Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.

Williams recorded 57 tackles and one interception in his Division I college career.

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Michigan State football CB Ronald Williams returning for another season

Ronald Williams is the latest Spartan to announce his return for 2022

While many players are making the decisions to transfer, declare for the NFL Draft or return to school, especially with extra eligibility being handed out due to COVID-19, the Spartans have been on the right side of a lot of announcements. First Jayden Reed, then Xavier Henderson and now Ronald Williams has announced they will be returning to East Lansing for their last year of eligibility.

Williams’s return won’t get the attention that Reed and Henderson’s did, but it shouldn’t go unnoticed and can potentially be the most underrated return the Spartans will have.

Williams was a solid cornerback for the Spartans for the vast majority of the season until suffering an injury. After his injury, his presence not being on the field was definitely noticed. With another offseason to work with Harlan Barnett, Williams is poised to have a big 2022 season.

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Michigan State Football lands commitment of former Alabama CB Ronald Williams

Michigan State has landed the commitment of a former juco standout and Alabama transfer.

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Michigan State football has landed another transfer, and this time they were able to snag a player from the top program in the country. On Tuesday, former Alabama cornerback Ronald Williams announced that he would be transferring to the Spartans.

Williams spent last season with the Rolling Tide after spending his first two years of college at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. Williams left Hutchinson as one of the top juco players in the country before heading to Alabama. He only played in three games due to injury.

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10 Alabama players who need to step up in 2020

Alabama is looking to make it back to the College Football Playoff in 2020. These 10 players will be crucial factors in that quest.

Alabama is fresh off its first season without making the College Football Playoff since its creation prior to 2014. In order to make it back and, once again, compete for a national championship in 2020, the Crimson Tide is going to need several players to step up.

Below is a collective list of 10 of those players who will be heavily relied on this upcoming season, and it’s likely that those included will be deciding factors in determining just how good — or how bad — Alabama will be.

First up, a second-year safety…

1. Jordan Battle, Safety

Jordan Battle
South Carolina quarterback Ryan Hilinski (3) throws the ball as he is tackled by Alabama defensive back Jordan Battle (9) at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday September 14, 2019. Mickey Welsh / Montgomery Advertiser

Jordan Battle is the only safety on the roster with starting experience after earning four starts as a true freshman in 2020. Now, he’ll be relied on as one of the leaders on defense while becoming more of a consistent playmaking presence.

Is he Alabama’s next big-time safety prospect? Absolutely.

Next: The favorite for the No. 3 receiver role..

Getting to know Alabama’s signees: CB Ronald Williams

National Signing Day has come and gone, and Alabama’s 2020 recruiting class is officially set. There were 25 total members (26, if you count North Carolina grad transfer tight end Carl Tucker) with talent across the board. In order for fans to get …

National Signing Day has come and gone, and Alabama’s 2020 recruiting class is officially set. There were 25 total members (26, if you count North Carolina grad transfer tight end Carl Tucker) with talent across the board.

In order for fans to get to know the Crimson Tide’s newest players, we have laid out a “get to know them” article for each member.

Next up is four-star JUCO cornerback Ronald Williams out of Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.

Ronald Williams, Cornerback

Hometown: Ferriday (La.)

High school: Ferriday

Size: 6-2, 188 (6-2, 188 on official Alabama roster)

Early enrollee: Yes

247Sports composite ranking: 4-star / No. 12 JUCO / No. 4 JUCO CB

247Sports ranking: 3-star / No. 12 JUCO / No. 3 JUCO CB

Rivals ranking: 4-star / No. 10 JUCO / N/A

ESPN ranking: 3-star / 79 overall grade / No. 3 JUCO S

Commitment date: Dec. 14, 2019

Signing date: Dec. 18, 2019

Where does he fit in? Williams is a guy who will be expected to contribute early to the depth and rational snaps as an outside cornerback in Alabama’s defense.

At 6-2, 188 pounds, the junior college product already has the length needed to be successful. But Williams also has a lot of other likable traits as a perimeter player, which is why he was named NJCA first-team All-American after racking up three interceptions and five pass breakups in 2019.

Trevon Diggs is off to the NFL, but the starting spot opposite Patrick Surtain II is Josh Jobe’s to lose. With Jayln Armour-Davis, Marcus Banks and several others also on the roster, it will be interesting to see where Williams fits in.

Once thing is certain, however: Nick Saban and the rest of the Alabama coaching staff don’t like to bring in a JUCO guy unless fills what they consider to be an immediate need.

Previous players:

QB Bryce Young

WDE Will Anderson

WDE Chris Braswell

ATH Drew Sanders

ILB Demouy Kennedy

RB Jase McClellan

RB Roydell Williams

DT Tim Smith

WR Thaiu Jones-Bell

S Brian Branch

OLB Quandarrius Robinson

ILB Jackson Bratton

ATH Kristian Story

DT Jah-Marien Latham

S Malachi Moore

WR Traeshon Holden

CB Jahquez Robinson

OT Javion Cohen

DT Jamil Burroughs

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