Jonas Williams, a top Illinois high school prospect and USC commit, has Lincoln-Way East playing at a high level
Illinois prep QB, USC commit dominating this year originally appeared on The Sporting News
Through four games of the Illinois high school football regular season, Jonas Williams has proven his ranking correct. Williams, a senior at Lincoln-Way East High School, has the Griffons a perfect 4-0.
MORE: Latest SN Midwest High School Football Top 25 Rankings
A University of Southern California commit, Williams has thrown for 1,192 yards and 16 touchdowns in those four games. Lincoln-Way East, who is ranked third in The Sporting News Midwest High School Football Top 25 Rankings, handled Lockport Township last time out.
Lincoln Riley's got an elite 4⭐️ QB coming to town next season 😳🔥
— SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext) September 2, 2025
Jonas Williams out of Lincoln-Way East HS (IL) is ranked as the 3rd-best Dual-Threat QB in the 2026 SC Next 300 📈 pic.twitter.com/VcROVqnngP
Williams was his exceptional self in the 49-14 victory, racking up 345 yards and five touchdowns. Originally an Oregon commit, the 6-foot-1 Williams flipped to Lincoln Riley and the Trojans after a junior season that saw him put up 2,926 yards passing and 42 touchdowns while rushing for another 395 yards and seven scores.
He started his high school career at Bolingbrook, throwing for nearly 2,800 yards and 37 touchdowns as a freshman. Williams followed that up with 3,196 yards and 33 TDs as a sophomore at Bolingbrook before arriving at Lincoln-Way East in 2024.
The Griffons were one of the best in Illinois a year ago, reaching the Class 8A state semifinals before a three-point setback to Loyola Academy, who went on to capture the championship.
Lincoln-Way East has been untouchable this year, shutting out Maine South and Kankakee 81-0 in the first two weeks. Neuqua Valley was able to put seven up on the board, but lost to the Griffons in the league opener, 56-7.
Up next for Williams and Lincoln-Way East will be a road trip to Naperville Central this Friday night. They close out the regular season with four October dates against Metea Valley, Homewood-Flossmoor, Naperville North and Sandburg.
More High School Sports News:
- Vote for the Midwest high school football player of the week
- Standout performances from Iowa high school football
- Top individual performances from Nebraska high school football
- Best of the best from Week 4 in Minnesota high school football
- Looking at the top player performances from Illinois high school football
Category: General Sports
