Auburn 'was meant for me'

AUBURN | It didn’t take long for Seth Williams to know he wanted to sign with Auburn.

All it took for the four-star receiver from Cottondale was a visit.

“You know how you get a good feeling about things, I had that good feeling here when I first stepped on campus,” Williams said. “I knew it was meant for me. I knew I was going to enjoy my time here and it was a place I could fit in without football if something does happen.”

Williams visited and committed to Auburn in November and signed with the Tigers a month later. He was back on campus over the weekend for an official visit.

“It was great. I had fun,” Williams said. “(Early enrollee Shedrick Jackson) was telling me about the workouts and managing times with classes and things like that. Hopefully I don’t have any problems with that, just get up on time and manage my time and I’ll be straight.”

Williams is scheduled to move to Auburn at the end of May. It’s a move not many believed he would make in the beginning of his recruitment. Most thought he would stay close to home and attend Alabama. Most local recruits do, but Williams is an exception.

“It’s super-rare,” Williams said. “That’s all I hear, ‘they got him out of the backyard’. It wasn’t a backyard for me because I was never in the backyard.”

The whispers from the local fans have died down.

“They say they’re going to support me,” Williams said. “They’re not going to support the team, but they’re going to support me.”

Williams understands. He was once in their position.

“As a child I grew up an Alabama fan,” Williams said. “My family, we never talked about Auburn, but when I got the offer I looked into it and saw the history behind it. It kind of caught my attention.”

Auburn is glad it did. So is Williams.

“I’m looking forward to (Auburn) a lot,” Williams said. “I want to have a fun time here and just focus on football and my education.”

Rivals ranks Williams, who is 6-foot-3 and weighs 213 pounds, the No. 5 overall player in the state, No. 224 in the Rivals250 and No. 40 wide receiver in the class.