While at Syracuse, Williams developed defensive end Fadil Diggs into an All-ACC performer and 2025 NFL Draft pick after Diggs ranked fifth in the conference with 7.5 sacks and seventh with 14.0 tackles for loss in 2024. Williams played a role in signing the three best classes in Syracuse history, including recently helping ink the highest-ranked signing class with the Class of 2026.
Williams coached Colorado’s defensive line in 2023. He quickly helped the Buffaloes sign a top-30 class that ranked fifth in the Pac-12 behind only USC, Oregon, Utah and Washington. That season started with victories over TCU, coming off the previous season’s National Championship Game, and Nebraska. The win over TCU was Colorado’s first victory over a ranked opponent since 2019.
Williams was on Texas A&M’s defensive staff in 2021 and 2022, helping land the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class in the Class of 2022 that was the highest-graded class in recruiting rankings history. The Aggies ranked 14th in total defense in 2021 on the way to eight wins, including a defeat of No. 1 Alabama. Every starter on that year’s defensive line signed an NFL contract, led by third-round NFL Draft pick DeMarvin Leal and fourth-round selection Michael Clemons.
Before his time in College Station, Williams was a student assistant and then a graduate assistant at Georgia, where he began his collegiate playing career. The Bulldogs were 31-7 in his three years on staff and won two SEC Eastern Division crowns while playing in the Sugar Bowl in 2018 and 2019 and the Peach Bowl in 2020. Georgia signed a top-two class all three years, including the No. 1 class in the nation in 2018 and 2020.
Georgia led the nation in rushing defense in both of his seasons as a graduate assistant, holding opponents to less than 75 yards per game each year. The 2019 squad also led the nation in scoring defense, allowing only 12.6 points per game, and was third nationally in total defense with opponents averaging just 275.5 yards per game.
Williams worked with some of the Bulldogs’ standout NFL talent on defense, including the 2022 No. 1 overall pick Travon Walker. Additionally, Williams worked with first-round defensive line selections Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis and Devonte Wyatt.
Williams played at Georgia from 2008-10, seeing action in 32 career games at both safety and linebacker. He transferred to North Alabama and, after two redshirt seasons, had a solid senior campaign in 2013 with 62 tackles and two interceptions. He helped lead the Lions to 10 wins, a share of the conference title and two postseason wins on their way to the quarterfinal round of the Division II playoffs.
He was selected to play in the NFLPA Game after the 2013 season and went on to play one season with the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League and one season for the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena League.
Williams was a quarterback and linebacker for Bainbridge High School and led the Bearcats to the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs his senior year. He earned his bachelor’s degree in speech communications from Georgia in 2018.
Williams is married to Warda Ali. The couple has three children, Nilah Rose, Noah and Nova.ochester, N.Y. native, and the couple has two children – a five-year-old daughter, Nilah Rose, and a two-year-old son Noah.
