Karlos Williams arrived at Florida State in 2011 as much-hyped five-star safety but never cracked the starting lineup as a defender, thanks to a combination of immaturity and stiffness in coverage. Williams was one of the nation’s most explosive kick returners as a freshman and sophomore, with teams choosing not to kick to him after this ridiculous display against Miami (albeit called back due to a penalty):

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Williams finally agreed to move to offense, where his ability with the ball in his hand could be put to good use, during the 2013 season and tantalized with runs that flashed a rare combination of speed, power, and instincts with the ball in his hand. As a result, many scouts and pundits looked at Williams as a potential first-round type breakout player going into his senior season as FSU’s primary running back in 2014.

Williams, however, gained well over ten pounds in the offseason and never looked like he could get out of third gear as a senior, eventually getting passed on the depth chart by true freshman Dalvin Cook, who made the kind of dynamic plays many had expected from Williams going into the year.

Williams was also implicated in a domestic abuse case by an ex-girlfriend and mother of his child during the season, raising significant red flags about his character, and his petulant presence on Twitter has further reinforced those concerns.

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Williams never lived up to his five-star billing or the hype produced by his freakish athletic ability, putting up an excellent YPC number as a backup in 2013 but only respectable numbers in 2014.

Tackles Def Int Fumbles Year G Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF *2011 12 4 4 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *2012 13 25 6 31 1.0 0.0 1 41 41.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Career 35 12 47 1.0 0.0 1 41 41.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Provided by Sports-Reference.com/CFB: View Original Table

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Rushing Receiving Scrimmage Year G Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD 2013 14 91 730 8.0 11 8 63 7.9 0 99 793 8.0 11 *2014 12 150 689 4.6 11 29 265 9.1 1 179 954 5.3 12 Career 241 1419 5.9 22 37 328 8.9 1 278 1747 6.3 23 Provided by Sports-Reference.com/CFB: View Original Table

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