Should be in high school! Alabama's Ryan Williams arrives early

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ALABAMA COACH KALEN DeBoer and quarterback Jalen Milroe aren't the only ones thrilled that receiver Ryan Williams decided to forego his senior year of high school to join the Crimson Tide this season. So are the high school football coaches who competed against Williams, the only two-time Mr. Football in Alabama history, the previous three seasons.

"Somebody texted me and said, 'I bet you're glad Ryan Williams reclassified,'" said Ham Barnett, head coach at St. Paul's Episcopal School in Mobile. "I told him my defensive backs were happy for sure."

In three seasons at Saraland High School, just 10 miles north of Mobile, Williams had more than 4,400 yards of…