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Maturity gives 3-star DL Ryan Williams opportunity with CU Buffs

The thought of playing college football never crossed the mind of Ryan Williams two years ago.

In fact, the Shadow Creek (Texas) High School senior hadn’t given much attention at all to his post-graduation plans.

“I didn’t know what I was really going to do,” he said.

An encouraging father and motivating coaches helped Williams mature physically and mentally, however, and now he’s eager to become a Colorado Buffalo. Last Friday, the 6-foot-5, 260-pound defensive lineman, who has a 3-star rating from 247Sports.com, became the latest prep prospect to verbally commit to CU for the 2021 recruiting class.