Krystian Williams
Athlete, Class of 2023
Collegiate School, Richmond, VA
6-2, 170

The decision was already made, but Collegiate School (Va.) three-star defensive back Krystian Williams still hadn’t figured out the best way to make it official.

Williams, Rivals.com’s No. 26 player in Virginia for 2023, notified Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry a few weeks ago that he wanted to commit to the Hokies. He’d thought about announcing it during his family’s cruise vacation to The Bahamas. But Pry had another idea. He suggested Williams commit at 4 pm ET on July 18, just before he was slated to speak at a Hokie Club meeting in Richmond.

In the car, on his family’s drive back from the cruise ship’s port in Charleston, South Carolina, Williams announced his decision. He was somewhere near the North Carolina/Virginia border, with little cellular service for his phone, but he found enough to put out the message. It’s a decision Williams said is the overall best fit for him and his family.

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