EA Sports CFB 26: This Texas Longhorns Defender is a Beast on Offense originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
One Longhorns freshman on D is a legit beast with the ball in his hands — change his position to HB and thank us later.
Whether you’ve catapulted the ULM Warhawks headfirst into the College Football Playoff or sat helplessly while the transfer portal robbed your ostensibly title-quality roster blind, it’s useful to remind gamers such as ourselves that EA SportsCollege Football 26 IS NOT REAL, but an interactive simulation.
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If you can internalize this, the Electronic Arts killer app promises some unexpected wrinkles worth celebrating. This is particularly true for fans of Steve Sarkisian’sTexas Longhorns, whose beloved squad boasts a true freshman not only with a mislabeled default position, but the ability to wreak savage havoc on the entirely opposite side of the ball.
Believe me, Burnt Orange family, you need to pick up those sticks and convert safety Jonah Williams from outside linebacker — yeah, they already got that wrong — to running back in CFB 26.
Let me explain.
Click here for a full rundown of Texas’ player ratings in College Football 26.
Restless Texas Longhorns fans hoping to withstand the dog days before the 2025 college football season should put the ball in Jonah Williams’ hands in College Football 26.© Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK
Fans Should Convert Texas Longhorns LB/S Jonah Williams to RB in CFB 26
Devotees will note that Williams was already a two-way threat at Ball High School in Galveston, Texas, manning both safety and outside linebacker spots along with wide receiver (more on that in a moment). For good measure, he also played baseball and ran track.
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All told, Williams stacked up 172 total tackles, 10 interceptions, and 16 passes defended along with 2,335 all-purpose yards and 25 total touchdowns from scrimmage. He was a consensus five-star recruit and ultimately chose Texas over age-old rivals Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
I think you know where this is going.
Check out Jonah Williams’ College Football 26 ratingsrundown and know the truth.
EA Sports College Football 26 Jonah Williams Ratings
All Jonah Williams NCAA CFB 26 ratings via TeamCrafters as of July 15, 2025.
DEFAULT POSITION: ROLB
ARCHETYPE: Lurker
OVR: 77
REAL POSITION: SS/FS
ARCHETYPE: N/A
OVR: 81
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GENERAL STATSDEFENSE/COVERAGE STATS
DOPPELGANGERS! Click here for a full overview of every fictional Texas Longhorns player in CFB 26.
Jonah Williams CFB 26 Ratings as HB
OVR: 85
ARCHETYPE: East/West Playmaker
Other Myles Graham Position Changes in CFB 26WR
Elusive Route Runner: 84 OVR
Physical Route Runner: OVR 83
Contested Specialist: OVR 83
CBJonah Williams High School Stats
All stats via MaxPreps.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.