Notre Dame offered the four-star safety from Warren Central High School in Indianapolis on Thursday evening, becoming the presumptive favorite in the process. Less than a day later Williams went public with a verbal commitment, with plans to talk to head coach Brian Kelly later in the day.

"It is a great school without football and they have a great football team and a great history," Williams told Rivals.com. "Another thing that played a role in my decision is my family getting to see me play."

Williams chose Notre Dame over offers from Louisville, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi State, Purdue, Wake Forest and Wisconsin, among others.

Minnesota hosted Williams on an official visit last week. Louisville had been scheduled to do so after the dead period concludes.

Notre Dame added to a position of need at safety, where it already has commitments from four-star Prentice McKinney and Nicco Fertitta while pursuing several others. McKinney revealed via Twitter earlier this week plans to visit UCLA for an official visit.

Other targets at the position include four-star Frank Buncom IV, Virginia athlete Gary Jennings, Michigan commitment Tyree Kinnel, California prospect Nathan Meadors and four-star Ben Edwards.

Williams beat them to the punch.

"It was a relief because I know in my heart where I wanted to go and just made the decision," Williams said.

Rivals.com rates Williams at No. 235 overall in the latest Rivals250, No. 13 in the country at safety and the No. 3 prospect in Indiana. Notre Dame now holds commitments from four of the top six in-state players: linebacker Josh Barajas (2), Williams (3), linebacker Asmar Bilal (4) and defensive tackle Brandon Tiassum (6).

Williams, who attends the same high school that produced Irish defensive lineman Sheldon Day, is commitment No. 22 in the Class of 2015 and the first since four-star linebacker Tevon Coney pulled the trigger Oct. 23.



