Former Baylor defensive end Deonte Williams committed to Florida State a couple days after receiving an offer from the Seminoles.

Williams Tweeted news of his commitment on Wednesday.

“So after talking with my family, I’ve decided to commit to Florida State University,” Williams wrote.

He went further in-depth with Noles247.com about his decision.

“I saw a chance where I could be a part of an amazing program and follow in my dad’s footsteps and decided,” Williams said. “This will be my next chapter to go create my own legacy.”

He shared the reaction of head coach Mike Norvell when he delivered the news.

”He was very excited,” Williams said.

The 6-foot-2, 235-pound prospect says he is coming to FSU to ‘help play in the Fox position’.

Williams, whose father Alphonso Williams played with long-time FSU assistant Odell Haggins, told Noles247 on Monday that he spoke with Haggins and Norvell upon receiving a scholarship offer.

“They’re excited and wanted me to be a part of the program that they’re building,” Williams said.

“My dad always told me the history of Florida State when he played there,” Williams added.

Williams entered the transfer portal in January after he was forced to medically retire from Baylor due to a devastating broken arm suffered during the 2018 season.

“Me and my dad decided to take the medical DQ to have time to think about my future moving forward,” Williams added.

He added after his commitment that his arm is ‘100% good to go for the 2020 season’.

He was a three-star recruit from the 2016 recruiting class. Williams was a 6-foot-1, 218 pound outside linebacker from Prestonwood Christian High School in Plano, Texas. Williams was rated as the 91st best recruit in the state of Texas during the 2016 cycle, and the 45th best outside linebacker in that class.

After a redshirt season in 2016, Williams played in nine games during the 2017 season under Matt Rhule. He started four games for the Bears at linebacker and defensive end. Williams made the transition to defensive end late in the season, providing a pass rush for the "rush end" position in the Bears defense.

Williams finished that first year as a Bear with 15 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 fumble recovers, and 2 quarterback hurries. His sophomore season would be only at defensive end where he emerged as the starter after spring and fall camp.

Williams started the first 7 games of the season before suffering a broken arm against Texas. He had 11 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and his lone sack as a Bear in the season opening victory of Texas-San Antonio. He graded out well in those games, recording a well above average Overall Grade of 75.3 from Pro Football Focus. His work defending the run on the edge is where Williams flourished as he posted a robust Run Defense grade of 80.7.

He has 381 career snaps.

Williams' listed height/weight at Baylor was 6-foot-1, 223 pounds.

While medically retiring this summer, Williams was still an active part of the team this season when the Bears improved to 11-wins and a Big 12 championship game appearance.