When thinking of where the nation's top football recruits come from, states like Florida, Texas, California, Ohio, and Georgia come to mind. You could even throw out New Jersey, Arizona, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and others as states that consistently put out top level talent.

One state that you don't hear much from is Connecticut. While the area has produced some elite talent, such as Dwight Freeney, Aaron Hernandez, Jordan Reed, and Christian Wilkins, among others, it's very rare for there to be consistent quality, let alone quantity, of star high school football players in the state that will draw top college coaches to recruit its talent.

After growing up in Hartford and playing running back at UConn, Stanley "Stack" Williams is one man trying to change that.

Born to a single mother on welfare and growing up in projects in the North End of Hartford, Williams knows how hard it is for kids in similar positions to just stay out of trouble and walk the straight and narrow, let alone to make it out, go to college as a student-athlete, and succeed in the business world once athletics has ended.

Williams is trying to help players like Rudolph earn DI scholarships

That's one of the many reasons why he created Supreme Athlete (of Supreme Being, Inc.) back in 2012 while getting his MBA and living in Atlanta.

"It was during my MBA program, while residing in Atlanta, Georgia, that I was responsible for writing a small business plan for a market that had a void," Williams told 247Sports. "It was my job to fill that void with my business plan. This was the beginning of Supreme Athlete. I didn’t want to focus solely on sports so I incorporated a philanthropic and educational element to it and this enabled us to have a more practical business model. Just being honest, the lack of resources, exposure, and an overall mediocre mentality for the young people that existed is what drove me to this industry of youth development."

Supreme Athlete is now a thriving business that works with youth athletes across multiple sports, not just football, to not only help improve their game on the field or court, but to also help them develop as young men or women in the education field, through community service, and in family and social life.

The ultimate goal is to help young student-athletes earn a full scholarship in college, and Williams feels he has figured out the formula to success.

"I believe Supreme Athlete Mentoring Program offers a unique experience for an aspiring college athlete," Williams explained. "First off, my staff and I went to DI colleges and experienced that level. Secondly, we spend countless hours studying the game. When I say the game, I mean every side of it. There is an element of hard work needed from the prospective DI athlete, but there is also a political side to this, and that’s where we come in with our networks and established relationships. We are in a day and age where the old adage of 'work hard and the recruiters will find you' is antiquated and flat out ridiculous these days. The reason our athletes are performing at a high level and breaking down doors with their recent accomplishments is because we set the plan for this to happen as soon as they enrolled into our program. We tell our athletes nothing is guaranteed, but you can further your chances of success by following our formula. To this day it has worked."

And the program that Williams and his staff have put together has certainly worked. In 2017 alone, Supreme Athlete has helped 18 student-athletes receive a full or partial scholarship to a Division I program or prep school.

Williams will be a top 2020 prospect nationally

Some of the top prospects currently enrolled in their program include: 2019 ATH Marquis Wilson (offers from Pitt, Temple, Buffalo, Syracuse, UConn, Boston College), 2019 DB Tyler Rudolph (offers from Buffalo, Syracuse, UConn, Rutgers, Boston College), 2018 LB Kevon Jones (committed to UConn), 2019 ATH Dillon Harris (committed to UConn), 2020 DT Tre Williams (offers from Pitt, UConn, Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rutgers), and 2018 QB Trey Dawson (UMass offer), among others.

Additionally, alumni of Supreme Athlete include OL Charles Baldwin (Kansas), LB Koby Quansah (Duke), DB Tahj Herring-Wilson (UConn), basketball G Mustapha Heron (Auburn), CAA basketball rookie of the year Elijah Pemberton (Hoffstra), soccer All-Big Ten Tournament defender Chantelle Swaby (Rutgers), and more. Other athletes that have sponsored the program and/or trained with the group are DL Chris Baker (Washington Redskins), DB Darius Butler (Indianapolis Colts), WR Marcus Easley (Buffalo Bills), S Tyvon Branch, and others.

If Williams and his staff continue on the path they're going on, not only are they going to continue to grow their business and the amount of kids they are sending off on full rides, but they're going to have college coaches lining up at their doorstep to try and sign their athletes.

"College coaches should take a look at our kids because we understand that in order for these coaches to keep their job, the athletes they recruit and bring in must be major contributors," Williams stated. "I am very aware that this is a business and I respect the game, so I make sure that we are preparing these young men to dominate the college level to ensure these coaches who believed in us and took a chance are rewarded through contract extensions and bonuses. College coaches should also take our Supreme Athletes serious because we expose them to a college schedule, regiment, and mentality as early as eight years old. Our athletes are taught that they will earn a DI scholarship through complete dedication and commitment to the mastery of their craft, in the classroom and on the field. There is no other option here."

With that mentality, over time, Connecticut may just become the next hidden recruiting hot bed for college coaches to uncover.