Alabama landed its seventh commitment of the 2019 class on Monday afternoon in four-star cornerback Christian Williams.

Growing up a fan of the Crimson Tide, the writing was on the wall for an eventual commitment from the state of Alabama’s top defensive player from Daphne.

“Honestly, I’ve been talking to my parents and the coaches about it,” Williams said of his decision to commit on Monday. “I wanted to commit a little bit earlier, but my parents wanted me to visit places and everything and see if it was the right choice. Honestly, Alabama is where I wanted to go since I was a little kid. I just felt like it was the right time, I guess. Also, to secure myself a spot.”

Williams’ primary recruiter is running backs coach Joe Pannunzio. He’s also very close with defensive backs coach Karl Scott and defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi.

“They were just really excited about it and everything,” Williams said of when he told the staff he wanted to commit. “I’m going to talk to them more about it when I get up there for A-Day.”

The recruiting process will continue on for Williams.

“I’m still going to take more visits,” he said. “I still want to see everything and all that.”

4-star CB Christian Williams

The four-star corner talked about how it feels to have a commitment out of the way.

“Now I feel like I have a bigger target on my back,” Williams said. “I can’t disappoint. I’ve got to be on my grind. Honestly, it just motivates me more.”

Aside from growing up a fan of the Tide, Alabama has a lot to offer that caught Williams’ eye.

“I love how they love to win and winning is a standard there,” he said. “Even in practice you’re going against the best players in the country every day. There’s no way you shouldn’t be the best player you can possibly be. I like the coaches and everything. Everything about it is great to me.”

Williams says he may do some recruiting at A-Day this weekend. He’s already started building a relationship with fellow Tide commits Paul Tyson and Pierce Quick.

At 6-foot-1, 177 pounds, Williams is rated the No. 10 cornerback and the No. 101 overall player in the country, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite rankings.