2023-24 USC Football Signing Day
Roster
Williams, Marcelles
DL
/ Football
S
/ Football
DL
/ Football
CB
/ Football
DE
/ Football
DE
/ Football
S
/ Football
RB
/ Football
DL
/ Football
WR
/ Football
TE
/ Football
LB
/ Football
TE
/ Football
CB
/ Football
OL
/ Football
LB
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
LB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
OL
/ Football
Marcelles Williams
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Carson, Calif.
- High School:
- St. John Bosco High School
Bio
Williams, a four-star recruit, is touted as the No. 5 cornerback in the country by 247Sports, No. 9 by ESPN, No. 12 by Rivals and No. 24 by On3. He is rated as the No. 6 player in the state of California by 247Sports, No. 11 by ESPN and Rivals and No. 19 by On3. He is ranked as the No. 76 recruit in the nation by 247Sports, No. 87 by Rivals and No. 92 by ESPN. He is 77th on the Top247 list, 89th on the Rivals 250 and 93rd on the ESPN 300. He was selected as a 2024 Polynesian Bowl All-Star and was invited to participate at the 2024 NBC All-American Bowl. During his senior season, he helped football powerhouse St. John Bosco (Calif.) to win the 2023 CIF State Football Open Division Championship. He recorded 65 tackles, 2 INTs 8 PBUs and 1 blocked field goal in 2023. Williams was named to the 2023 All-Trinity League First Team, the 2023 LA Times All-Star Team and was selected as a 2023 Los Angeles Rams High School All-Star. Prior to the season, he earned placement on the 2023 MaxPreps Preseason All-American First Team. In 2022, Williams helped the Braves to be crowned National Champions for the third time in 10 years. That season, he tallied 46 tackles, 2 INTs and 4 PBUs. He was named to the 2022 MaxPreps Junior All-American First Team, 2022 All-CIF Southern Section Division I Team and 2022 All-Trinity League First Team. Prior to the season, he was selected to the 2022 MaxPreps Preseason All-State First Team. As a sophomore in 2021, he racked up 42 tackles and 7 PBUs. He earned placement on the 2021 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American First Team. Williams also wrote for his school’s paper. Williams has two older brothers who play college football: Max who is a redshirt senior safety at USC and Macen who is a redshirt junior at Arizona State.
Trojans Live: USC's Lincoln Riley, Lake McRee, and Abigail Mullen | September 9, 2025
Monday, September 08
USC WR Ja’Kobi Lane on his spectacular one-handed TD catch, Trojans moving to 2-0
Saturday, September 06
USC Football vs Georgia Southern Post Game Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
USC LB Desman Stephens II | USC defeats Georgia Southern, 59-20
Saturday, September 06
