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Former 4-Star Jarel Williams Finding a Role | WVU Football All 105
All 105 is a West Virginia Sports Now series profiling each member of the 2025 WVU Football Roster.
While Jarel Williams hasn’t had the career one might’ve expected for a four-star receiving recruit, he’s still managed to turn himself into a contributor. The 6-foot-2, 203-pound junior played 13 games in each of the last two seasons, taking the vast majority of his snaps on special teams.
He recorded his first career catch in the Frisco Bowl at the end of the 2024 season, a 17 yard reception, and picked up one carry for five yards in 2023.
Wide receiver is one of the deepest position groups WVU Football has at their disposal in 2025, so Williams will likely serve in a similar role this season. However, it’s always possible a player with four-star talent could put it all together on the way to a breakout year.
10 • Jarel Williams, redshirt junior wide receiver
Last year: Williams took 164 snaps in 2024, nearly 75 percent of them on special teams.
Stats: One catch for 17 yards in his college career.
Post-camp outlook: Receiver is one of the Mountaineers’ deepest position groups.
Projected role: Expect Williams to get most of his playing time on special teams once again this season… although a sudden breakout isn’t out of the question for a former four-star recruit.
Accolades, highlights: ESPN billed Williams as a four-star recruit out of high school. Most other recruiting sites listed him as a three-star.
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