Blue & Gold Illustrated football analyst Bryan Driskell wrote on Sunday night that Richmond (Va.) Collegiate cornerback Nigel Williams was a standout prospect at Irish Invasion.
"His feet are impressively quickly," Driskell wrote. "He showed relatively fluid hips and he played the ball well."
The 6-foot, 180-pound class of 2020 prospect felt that he had a strong camp performance as well.
“I had a really good camp there. I ran a 4.53 40-yard dash and a 4.12 shuttle," Williams said. "That was the testing portion of it, and I think I definitely grabbed some attention with those numbers. We had drill work and I think I finished the one-on-ones with two interceptions."
According to Williams, Notre Dame defensive backs coaches Todd Lyght and Terry Joseph were impressed with him as well.
“They told me that they were very impressed and that I couldn’t have had a better showing and impression on them," recalled Williams.
Notre Dame is looking at Williams as a cornerback, so Williams worked closely with Lyght.
“I thought it was really good," Williams said. "He obviously had a really good career at Notre Dame and played in the NFL. He’s a guy I really respect. Not only was I trying to impress him, I was trying to pick his brain a little bit.
"I was trying to take some of his drills and implement them in my daily high school workouts. Some of his drills and techniques were things I’ve never done before, but as I was going through them, I saw how they benefitted me and how they benefit you in the game.”
Williams holds just over a dozen offers, including ACC offers Virginia and Wake Forest. The Irish haven't offered Williams to this point, but he would be thrilled to add an offer from Notre Dame.
“I’d be obviously really excited getting an offer from a school like Notre Dame," Williams explained. "It definitely would be a blessing. In terms of what it would mean for my recruitment, I don’t really know. I haven’t had time to really sit down and talk about it with my parents or high school coaches, but I know that would be something that’s really meaningful to me.”
Williams is a big fan of college football in general and has always had an affinity of Notre Dame.
“I’ve been watching Notre Dame football for a long time because they play the best teams," said Williams. "I’ve seen that atmosphere that they have at every home game and I’m watching them during the bowl season. I want to play for a program that’s competing for a national championship year in and year out.”
Being at Irish Invasion was Williams' first time in South Bend. He greatly enjoyed getting to walk around the stadium and facilities.
“That’s an insane, crazy venue," the Richmond, Va. standout said. "I was on the field and everything like that. That was really cool. Even though it was raining, you could see it’s a great place. It’s a big family atmosphere there.”
The day after Irish Invasion, Williams camped at Michigan, another school he hopes to land an offer from.
“I was invited there so the coaches were keeping an eye on me," Williams said of the Michigan camp. "We went through testing and pretty much had the same numbers at both camps. We went through an agility circuit at that camp and I did really well. I was catching some attention with that."
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