Florida 2026 wide receiver announces when he will officially visit Notre Dame
Notre Dame football wants difference makers in its 2026 recruiting class at wide receiver, and they've been doing a great job of casting a wide net to land others to compliment current commitments Dylan Faison and Bubba Frazier.
One of those targets is Florida's Brian Williams, a 6-foot, 4-inch and 185-pound underrated prospect. Currently ranked as the nation's No. 748 overall player in the 247Sports Composite, he announced five official visits that he'll make over the next few months. One of them will be to South Bend, Williams' last of this group starting on June 19th.
He also taking trips to Penn State, Florida, Alabama and Kentucky, but the Irish have the current advantage of being the last one on his list. Notre Dame has its work cut out for them to land the talented receiver, but they are squarely in the mix for Williams.
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