Hard-Hitting ULM Transfer Safety Wydett Williams Brings SEC-Ready Game to Ole Miss
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss continues to build momentum as the transfer portal winds down, picking up a commitment Friday afternoon from former ULM safety Wydett Williams. Standing at 6-foot-2 and weighing 205 pounds, the athletic Williams brings one year of eligibility with him as he makes the move to Oxford.
Ole Miss has landed a commitment from former UL-Monroe DB Wydett Williams Jr.
This past season Williams was credited with 90 tackles, 4 TFLs, 2 INTs, 6 PBUs, and 1 forced fumble. pic.twitter.com/iL1PxX2jCD
— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal) April 25, 2025
A native of Lake Providence, Louisiana, Williams is no stranger to the ‘Sip, having originally begun his college career at Delta State before making his mark at ULM.
In 2024, Williams posted an impressive stat line, recording 90 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 3 interceptions, and 1 forced fumbles. During his time at Delta State, he appeared in 23 games, totaling 72 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 6 pass deflections over the 2022-23 seasons.
Williams also showed he could thrive against elite competition. In matchups against SEC opponents Texas and Auburn, he notched a combined 23 tackles—10 against the Longhorns and 13 against the Tigers—without missing a single tackle. He also snagged an interception against Texas and didn’t allow a single touchdown in coverage during either game.
Widely regarded as one of the top Group of 5 safeties, Williams is poised for a smooth transition to the Power Four level. With his addition, Ole Miss now boasts the No. 3 transfer portal class in the country, a testament to the relentless efforts of the Rebel coaching staff.
Welcome back to the Sip, Wydett — time to make some waves!
Lee Ann Herring-Olvedo
Herring-Olvedo sees college football the way championship programs do—from inside the personnel room. Every evaluation, every roster move, every recruiting battle tells a bigger story about identity, culture, and how a program is built to win in December, not just July.
With more than 15 years covering the SEC and the national recruiting landscape, Herring-Olvedo has built a reputation as one of the sport’s most respected personnel-driven voices—blending film evaluation, roster construction, and long-term program vision through a true front-office lens. Her coverage of powerhouse brands like Ole Miss Rebels and Kentucky Wildcatshas consistently gone beyond headlines, focusing instead on the blueprint behind winning programs: development, fit, culture, and recruiting strategy.
That foundation was formed early at Brown University, where she worked in player personnel and recruiting while competing as a student-athlete. Inside those recruiting operations rooms, she learned how elite organizations are truly built—through relentless evaluation, relationship building, projection, and trust in the board. Those experiences shaped the way she studies the game today: part scout, part storyteller, part architect.
Her analysis and reporting have appeared across major platforms including ESPN, NFL coverage spaces, USA Today Sports, and Saturday Down South. She also brought her personnel-minded approach to the airwaves as an on-air analyst for the Wake Up 502 College Football Show on Big X Sports Radio 96.1, where she became known for combining film-room detail with a wider understanding of roster identity and program trajectory.
In 2025, covering the rise of Houston Cougars football under Willie Fritz reignited the part of the sport that first drew her into football—the culture, the edge, the belief that a roster can reshape an entire city. That inspiration led to the launch of Coogs 365 Sports, a platform built to cover Houston athletics through a true scouting and recruiting lens while connecting the emotion of the game to the heartbeat of H-Town.
Now, Herring-Olvedo returns to The Rebel Walk where with an even deeper perspective shaped by years inside recruiting circles, national SEC coverage, and hands-on evaluation experience. Her return brings a familiar voice back to Ole Miss coverage—but with an evolved lens rooted in roster architecture, player development, and the modern realities of building championship-caliber football in the NIL and portal era.
For Herring-Olvedo, recruiting has never been about stars beside a name. It is about identifying competitors, projecting growth, and building a locker room capable of sustaining success. Her philosophy mirrors the best front offices in football: stack traits, trust culture, and never stop building.
