Ryan Coleman-Williams, WR, Alabama: 2027 NFL Draft Prospect Profile & Scouting Report
Ryan Coleman-Williams, WR, Alabama
1. General Information
|
Name |
Ryan Coleman-Williams |
|
Position |
Wide Receiver (WR) |
|
Number |
1 |
|
Class |
Junior |
|
School |
Alabama |
|
Height / Weight |
6’0″ / 182 lbs |
|
Hometown / HS |
Mobile, Ala. / Saraland HS |
2. Career Statistical Breakdown
Receiving Stats
|
**Season** |
**Team** |
**G** |
**Rec** |
**Yds** |
**Avg** |
**TD** |
**Y/G** |
|
2024 |
Alabama |
13 |
48 |
865 |
18.0 |
8 |
66.5 |
|
2025 |
Alabama |
14 |
49 |
689 |
14.1 |
4 |
49.2 |
|
**Total** |
**27** |
**97** |
**1,554** |
**16.0** |
**12** |
**57.6** |
Rushing Stats
|
**Season** |
**Team** |
**Att** |
**Yds** |
**Avg** |
**TD** |
|
2024 |
Alabama |
4 |
48 |
12.0 |
2 |
|
2025 |
Alabama |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
|
Total |
6 |
69 |
11.5 |
2 |
3. NFL Combine Testing Projections
Projected metrics for the 2027 NFL Draft cycle based on athletic history and current developmental trajectory.
- 40-Yard Dash: 4.34 – 4.42s
- Vertical Jump: 38.0″ – 40.0″
- Broad Jump: 10’10” – 11’2″
- 20-Yard Shuttle: 4.09 – 4.19s
- 3-Cone Drill: 6.75 – 6.88s
4. Scouting & Transfer Notes
Background Profile
Coleman-Williams (formerly known solely as Ryan Williams) entered the Alabama program as a legendary, two-time Gatorade Player of the Year from Saraland High School in Mobile, Alabama. Reclassifying and stepping onto campus at just 17 years old, he immediately took the country by storm as a true freshman in 2024, leading the Crimson Tide with 865 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns under Kalen DeBoer. Following a more turbulent sophomore campaign in 2025 that saw his offensive production dip to 689 yards, Coleman-Williams publicly shut down transfer portal speculation, choosing to embrace a redemption year in Tuscaloosa for his true junior season.
Key Strengths
- Elite Elongated Linear Speed: Features top-tier, game-breaking vertical acceleration that routinely destroys defensive cushions and eliminates safety pursuit angles downfield.
- Premium Dynamic Body Control: Demonstrates world-class adjustment capacity while in mid-air, allowing him to control his frame tracking deep allocations along the boundary.
- High-Tier RAC Creation: Combines rare, twitchy lateral agility with a signature spin move and rapid acceleration out of breaks, making him incredibly dangerous in open space.
- Precocious Track Record: Staged dynamic production thresholds against elite SEC secondary configurations at an age where most prospects are still playing high school football.
Developmental Focus
Coleman-Williams operates with a slender, wire-framed build at 182 pounds that can occasionally struggle against physical press-man alignments at the line of scrimmage. Pro scouts will be hyper-focused on his structural consistency and hand security moving forward, looking for him to dramatically cut down on the focus drops that plagued his 2025 campaign, while showing added upper-body strength to withstand high-impact coverage templates.
Draft Countdown Film Notes
*pending*
All-Star Game Notes
*pending*
Combine/Pro Day Measurables
*pending*