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4. Willie Williams, Miami Linebacker
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    2004 recruiting class: No. 6 overall, No. 1 outside linebacker (Rivals)
    The 2004 recruiting class was absolutely loaded, with guys like Adrian Peterson and Ted Ginn Jr. at the top of a list that also included guys like Marshawn Lynch and Calvin Johnson.
    The best linebacker in that year's cycle was Carol City High School’s Willie Williams, who could have gone anywhere but elected to stay home and play for Larry Coker and The U. This program was just three years removed from its 2001 national title.
    While at Miami, Williams redshirted his freshman year as he recovered from a knee injury but showed the flashes that made him a top prospect in 2005, registering 28 tackles.
    He transferred to Louisville, where he was dismissed for drug possession after being arrested multiple times prior to his college career.
    "I'm very disappointed in Willie," former Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich told 247Sports' Mike Hughes. "I was confident that he had turned the corner in his life and was ready to be a valuable contributor to society and our football program."
    After transferring to NAIA, Williams continued to have trouble off the field. In 2013, Williams was found guilty of second-degree burglary and being a persistent felony offender and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
 
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4. Willie Williams, Miami Linebacker
7 OF 10

  1. 712738805fbf6120e91ce12849d87664_crop_exact.jpg

    ALAN DIAZ/Associated Press
    2004 recruiting class: No. 6 overall, No. 1 outside linebacker (Rivals)
    The 2004 recruiting class was absolutely loaded, with guys like Adrian Peterson and Ted Ginn Jr. at the top of a list that also included guys like Marshawn Lynch and Calvin Johnson.
    The best linebacker in that year's cycle was Carol City High School’s Willie Williams, who could have gone anywhere but elected to stay home and play for Larry Coker and The U. This program was just three years removed from its 2001 national title.
    While at Miami, Williams redshirted his freshman year as he recovered from a knee injury but showed the flashes that made him a top prospect in 2005, registering 28 tackles.
    He transferred to Louisville, where he was dismissed for drug possession after being arrested multiple times prior to his college career.
    "I'm very disappointed in Willie," former Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich told 247Sports' Mike Hughes. "I was confident that he had turned the corner in his life and was ready to be a valuable contributor to society and our football program."
    After transferring to NAIA, Williams continued to have trouble off the field. In 2013, Williams was found guilty of second-degree burglary and being a persistent felony offender and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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Shalala publicly advocated for him to join the team as part of her plot to destroy Miami football. When it didn't go according to plan, she planted drugs on him.
 
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