Duke and coach Jon Scheyer's staff struck gold once again on the recruiting trail Friday afternoon in securing a verbal commitment from five-star forward Cameron Williams . Williams, the No. 4 overall player in the Class of 2026 and the No. 1-ranked power forward prospect, announced his commitment exclusively on CBS Sports HQ, choosing the Blue Devils over finalists Arizona and Texas .

The 6-foot-11, 200-pound power forward garnered more than a dozen scholarship offers during his recruitment, but a summer offer from Duke and official visit to its Durham, North Carolina campus in early October helped seal the deal.

Williams' commitment culminates a meteoric rise for one of the best overall prospects in the class as he went from a relative unknown a year ago, to a top-30 prospect

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