Gabe Williams Season 2023

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Selected Virginia Tech ahead of:  Boston College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pitt, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, Virginia, West Virginia
 
From Williams’ head coach Tony Ashley:  “Virginia Tech is getting a great young man in Gabe Williams who is from a great family. He is awesome in the classroom, on the field, in the weight room, in practice and in the community.  Our loss is Tech’s gain. I love this young man. He is an amazing person.”
 
High School:  Two-time Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) All-Conference selection (2022, 2023) … 2022 Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention linebacker … Played high school snaps at linebacker and safety … Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds … Competed for Level82, a Maryland-based team on the OT7 circuit (Overtime’s 7-on-7 football league) under coach and two-time Super Bowl champion Torrey Smith … Rated as a four-star linebacker by 247Sports, ESPN and On3; three-star linebacker by Rivals … Ranked as the nation’s No. 165 overall recruit by On3; No. 241 by 247Sports … Ranked as the nation’s No. 8 linebacker by On3; No. 20 by 247Sports and ESPN … Ranked as the No. 2 overall recruit from Maryland by On3; No. 7 by 247Sports; No. 9 by ESPN; No. 14 by Rivals.
 
Personal:  Full name is Gabriel Lancaster Williams … Born July 13, 2006, in Washington, D.C. … Son to Chance Williams, Tarah Lancaster Wade and Duane Wade (step-father) … Has three brothers, Julian, Asher and Channing, and one sister, Harlem Rae… Interested in studying finance at Virginia Tech … Aspires to play in the NFL and start his own non-profit business … Cites sleeping, watching movies and working out as his primary hobbies.