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Syracuse Football: Orange makes top 8 for 4-star Baltimore running back

DeJuan Williams from Baltimore, a four-star running back and a top-300 national prospect in the 2024 class, has narrowed down his list of schools still in the running, and Syracuse football remains a contender for him.

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Williams, one of the best running backs nationwide in the junior cycle, said on Twitter that his top eight consists of the Orange, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Maryland, Oregon and Stanford.

Where’s Home!? @SteezoDsgn pic.twitter.com/9XLl5peDSY

— DeJuan Williams (@D1Juan2) May 25, 2023

When I penned this column, his hometown team, Maryland, was in the lead in Williams’ recruitment, according to On3’s recruiting prediction machine.