Davern Williams
Birth dateFebruary 13, 1980 (age 46)
Birth placeBrewton, Alabama, U.S.
Current teamHillcrest High School Jaguars
PositionHead Coach
Career number96
Height6 ft
Height in3
Weight lbs300
High schoolJefferson Davis
(Montgomery, Alabama)
CollegeAuburn (1998)
Troy (1999-2002)
Draftyear2003
Draftround7
Draftpick248
Pastteams
Pastcoaching
Statlabel 1Tackles
Statvalue 17.0
Statlabel 2Sacks
Statvalue 20.5
PfrW/WillDa22

Davern L. Williams (born February 13, 1980) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Hillcrest High School. He has held a variety of coaching roles in college football, most recently as the defensive line coach for Louisiana–Monroe.

Prior to coaching, Williams played defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants. He played college football at Auburn for one season in before transferring to Troy. A three-year starting defensive tackle at Troy from 2000-2002, Williams recorded 164 tackles and eight sacks.[1] He was selected in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Dolphins.[2] Williams was the defensive line coach for East Mississippi Community College, and was featured in the first two seasons of the Netflix series Last Chance U.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ https://troytrojans.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/davern-williams/1506
  2. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. ^ Nick Birdsong (August 7, 2014). "Former Auburn, Troy DL Davern Williams lands gig at East Mississippi Community College". www.al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Davern Williams - 2018 Football Coaching Staff - Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of". gomocs.com. June 25, 2018.