Marcelles Williams
CB · Redshirt Sophomore
5'11" · 190 lbs · Defense
Background
- Hometown
- Carson, Calif.
- High school
- St. John Bosco HS
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (0.9357 247 composite)
- National rank
- #148
- Class
- 2024
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
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Williams will compete for playing time at cornerback as a redshirt sophomore in 2026.
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Williams saw action in all 13 games and started in 11 (all except Missouri State and Georgia Southern) at cornerback as a redshirt freshman. He recorded 41 tackles and 5 PBUs. He had 3 tackles against Missouri State, 2 tackles against Georgia Southern and 5 tackles versus Purdue. He also tallied 5 tackles versus Illinois, 3 tackles against Michigan and 5 tackles versus Notre Dame. Williams recorded 6 tackles and 1 PBU versus Nebraska. He had 4 tackles against Northwestern and 1 PBU against Iowa. He collected 3 tackles and 1 PBU versus Oregon and had 1 tackle and 1 PBU versus UCLA. Williams tallied 4 tackles with 1 PBU in the Alamo Bowl against TCU.
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Williams saw action in 1 game (Utah State) at cornerback as a true freshman in 2024 recording 1 tackle for a loss of 1 yard. HIGH SCHOOL: Williams, a four-star recruit, was touted as the No. 5 cornerback in the country by 247Sports, No. 9 by ESPN, No. 12 by Rivals and No. 24 by On3. He was rated as the No. 6 player in the state of California by 247Sports, No. 11 by ESPN and Rivals and No. 19 by On3. He was ranked as the No. 76 recruit in the nation by 247Sports, No. 87 by Rivals and No. 92 by ESPN. He is 77 th on the Top247 list, 89 th on the Rivals 250 and 93 rd on the ESPN 300. He was selected as a
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. In 2022, Williams helped the Braves to be crowned National Champions: for the third time in 10 years. That season, he tallied 46 tackles, 2 INTs and 4 PBUs. He was named to the
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. As a sophomore in 2021, he racked up 42 tackles and 7 PBUs. He earned placement on the
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. PERSONAL: He is majoring in Real Estate Development at USC. Williams also wrote for his school's paper. Williams has two older brothers who played college football: Max who was a safety at USC and Macen who was a defensive back at Arizona State.
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2026: Williams will compete for playing time at cornerback as a redshirt sophomore in 2026.
2025: Williams saw action in all 13 games and started in 11 (all except Missouri State and Georgia Southern) at cornerback as a redshirt freshman. He recorded 41 tackles and 5 PBUs.
He had 3 tackles against Missouri State, 2 tackles against Georgia Southern and 5 tackles versus Purdue. He also tallied 5 tackles versus Illinois, 3 tackles against Michigan and 5 tackles versus Notre Dame. Williams recorded 6 tackles and 1 PBU versus Nebraska. He had 4 tackles against Northwestern and 1 PBU against Iowa. He collected 3 tackles and 1 PBU versus Oregon and had 1 tackle and 1 PBU versus UCLA. Williams tallied 4 tackles with 1 PBU in the Alamo Bowl against TCU.
2024: Williams saw action in 1 game (Utah State) at cornerback as a true freshman in 2024 recording 1 tackle for a loss of 1 yard.
HIGH SCHOOL: Williams, a four-star recruit, was touted as the No. 5 cornerback in the country by 247Sports, No. 9 by ESPN, No. 12 by Rivals and No. 24 by On3. He was rated as the No. 6 player in the state of California by 247Sports, No. 11 by ESPN and Rivals and No. 19 by On3. He was ranked as the No. 76 recruit in the nation by 247Sports, No. 87 by Rivals and No. 92 by ESPN. He is 77 th on the Top247 list, 89 th on the Rivals 250 and 93 rd on the ESPN 300. He was selected as a
2024 Polynesian Bowl All-Star: and was invited to participate at the
2024 NBC All-American Bowl: .
During his senior season, he helped football powerhouse St. John Bosco (Calif.) to win the
2023 CIF State Football Open Division Championship: . He recorded 65 tackles, 2 INTs 8 PBUs and 1 blocked field goal in 2023. Williams was named to the
2023 All-Trinity League First Team: , the
2023 LA Times All-Star Team: and was selected as a
2023 Los Angeles Rams High School All-Star: . Prior to the season, he earned placement on the
2023 MaxPreps Preseason All-American First Team: .
In 2022, Williams helped the Braves to be crowned
National Champions: for the third time in 10 years. That season, he tallied 46 tackles, 2 INTs and 4 PBUs. He was named to the
2022 MaxPreps Junior All-American First Team: ,
2022 All-CIF Southern Section Division I Team: and
2022 All-Trinity League First Team: . Prior to the season, he was selected to the
2022 MaxPreps Preseason All-State First Team: .
As a sophomore in 2021, he racked up 42 tackles and 7 PBUs. He earned placement on the
2021 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American First Team: .
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Real Estate Development at USC. Williams also wrote for his school's paper. Williams has two older brothers who played college football: Max who was a safety at USC and Macen who was a defensive back at Arizona State.