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Fla. ATH Alex Williams is Commodores' sixth commit

Wewahitchka (Fla.) athlete Alex Williams was one of the prospects in attendance for Vanderbilt's spring game on Saturday.

The Commodores staff ended up extending an offer to the 6-foot-1, 195-pound prospect shortly after the conclusion of the spring game.

The Florida native didn't hesitate, committing to Vanderbilt right away and becoming the sixth verbal pledge for the Commodores in their 2022 recruiting class.

"I was actually in the Vanderbilt parking lot and just seen the spring game and got in the car when coach Barton (Simmons) and coach John Egorugwu called me and said they would like to offer me."

"With my mother in the car, it was easy to talk to her and make a decision. Both Coach Egorugwu and Barton were excited and told me they can't wait. Later, I called coach (Clark) Lea and he told me he is happy to have me apart of Vanderbilt football."

After making the trek up to West End, seeing the campus in-person, and taking in the spring game, Williams instantly knew Vanderbilt had everything he was looking for.

"Everything at Vanderbilt is new," Williams said. "New coaches, new goals. Coach Lea is trying to build a program and seeing that he is a alum and he will take pride in building a football program tells me that going to Vanderbilt will help me build my character as a athlete and as a student."

Williams put up solid numbers on both sides of the ball during his junior season, rushing for over 1,700 yards and 24 touchdowns while also recording over 70 tackles on defense.

Vanderbilt likes the Florida native on the defensive side of the ball.

"Outside linebacker," Williams noted. "They like that I can run, my aggressiveness, tackling, and that I'm a playmaker."

He joins CPA (Tenn.) linebacker Langston Patterson, Pinson Valley (Ala.) linebacker BJ Diakite, Rabun Gap (Ga.) defensive end Linus Zunk, Mt. Pisgah (Ga.) tight end Cole Spence, and Austin (Tex.) Regents quarterback Drew Dickey in this year's class.

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