Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels just strengthened their defensive back room with an excellent addition through the transfer portal.
On Friday, Louisiana-Monroe safety Wydett Williams Jr. announced his decision to commit to the Rebels before the 2025 college football season.
Williams began his college football career as an unranked recruit for the Division II Delta State Statesmen before transferring to Louisiana-Monroe prior to the 2024 season.Through 12 game appearances for the Warhawks last year, Williams recorded 100 tackles, 1.0 sacks, one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, four passes defended and three interceptions.Kiffin is well known for his ability to reel in talent through the transfer portal. With the 2025 college football season quickly approaching, Ole Miss has the No. 3 ranked incoming transfer portal class in the nation — boasting 28 total commits and 10 four-star prospects.Williams is third safety to join Ole Miss through the transfer portal this offseason, joining Kapena Gushiken from Washington State and Sage Ryan from LSU. The program lost safeties Louis Moore and Key Lawrence to the transfer portal earlier this offseason.
Though Kiffin has been very successful through the transfer portal, he expressed frustration with the NCAA’s current system earlier this year.
“We’re still playing,” Kiffin said. “You would never create a system in any professional sport — pro sports has figured this out — where you have free agency right at the end of the regular season before the postseason. With all the tampering that’s been talked about and stuff, it puts in kids’ heads during the season they they’re going other places.
Williams joins Kiffin’s Ole Miss program with one season of remaining eligibility
