Davern Williams
Defensive Line Coach
First Season
Troy University, 2003

After spending two seasons at Great South Athletic Conference member Huntingdon College as the defensive line coach, former college standout and NFL player Davern Williams joins the Millsaps staff in 2008 to take over duties as the defensive line coach on a fairly young unit.

Before playing in the pros, Williams was a three-year standout at Troy University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in sports and fitness management and recorded 163 total tackles, 6.0 sacks, 30 quarterback pressures, 19 tackles-for-loss, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception. As a sophomore, Williams earned All-Sunbelt Conference HM honors, while as a junior, he tallied a career-high 61 tackles. Williams began his collegiate career at Auburn, where he appeared in two games in 1998.

A native of Montgomery, Ala., Williams prepped at Jefferson Davis High School where he helped the Vols to a 1996 6A state title. He was a three-time all-metro selection, two-time all-state performer and the Montgomery Advertiser’s 6A Player of the Year as a senior. Following his senior campaign, Williams played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Classic. He also participated in basketball and track.

The Majors lost two senior starters from the defensive line a year ago and will have to count on newly–hired Williams to continue the success.