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Meet Jarren Williams, the star quarterback deemed a ‘program changer’ for UK football

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Jon Hale/The Courier-Journal

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Jarren Williams bends at the knees and leans into a comfortable place – a huddle.

He smiles and patiently stares into eyes looking to him for answers. First, the 6-foot-2-inch, 195-pound quarterback listens.

One calls for blue. "Give me green," another demands.

These aren't football plays. These are colors of pencils and stickers. These aren't Central Gwinnett Black Knights in this huddle. These are Jenkins Elementary Black Knights.

On Fridays, Williams is the must-see, passing and running attraction, competing as a senior quarterback in the largest high school football classification in Georgia against some of the best teams in the country.