K.J. Williams

Former Liberty wide receiver K.J. Williams will not be enrolling in Syracuse.

(Express-Times Photo | MATT SMITH)

Wide receiver K.J. Williams is one of two recruits who has failed to qualify academically and will not enroll at Syracuse in the fall, according to head coach Scott Shafer.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Williams, who played at Liberty High School, was considered one of the Orange's top recruits. He received a four-star rating by Rivals, Scout, and 247 Sports.

Williams was kicked off the Hurricanes basketball team earlier this year.

Defensive back Treevon Prater, a 6-foot, 178-pound defensive back from East St. Louis (Illinois) High School, was a three-star athlete there but was listed by recruiting sites as an athlete because he had played very little organized football.

Shafer said both players were deciding whether to go to junior college or prep school.