Jonah Williams

Jonah Williams (born May 17, 2007) is an American college football safety for the Texas Longhorns. He is also an outfielder on the Longhorns' baseball team.

Early life Williams was born in Galveston, Texas, and attended Ball High School where he played both football and baseball. As a sophomore, he was named the District 9-5A MVP after recording 59 tackles, four interceptions and four punt return touchdowns. As a junior, he had 58 tackles with four interceptions and as a senior had 29 tackles and two interceptions, missing the second half of the season due to injury. Despite the injury his senior season, he was named the District 9-5A MVP a second time.

Williams was a five-star recruit and was rated as the top safety in his class. He committed to play both college football and college baseball at the University of Texas at Austin.

College career

Baseball Williams played 20 games for the Longhorns baseball team his freshman year in 2025, hitting .327/.383/.382 with 10 runs batted in (RBI) over 55 at-bats. After the season, he joined the football team for the 2025 season.

Football Williams made his football debut on Week 4 against Sam Houston after missing the first three games due to a hamstring injury, playing eight special teams snaps and 11 defensive snaps and recording no stats.

College statistics

Football Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF 2025 Texas 8 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 8 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life His brother, Nick Williams, played in Major League Baseball (MLB).