Travis Williams
Current position
TitleDefensive coordinator
TeamArkansas
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1983-01-20) January 20, 1983
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
2001–2005Auburn
2007Atlanta Falcons
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011Auburn (GA)
2012Northern Iowa (LB)
2013Creekside High School (DC)
2014–2015Auburn (DA)
2016–2018Auburn (LB)
2019–2020Auburn (co-DC/LB)
2021–2022UCF (DC)
2023–presentArkansas (DC)
Accomplishments and honors
Records
Playing Career Accomplishments
  • First-team All-SEC (2004)
  • All-America Honorable Mention (2004)
  • Second-team All-SEC (2005)
  • Auburn All-Decade Team
  • Senior Bowl 2006

Travis Williams[1] (born January 20, 1983) is an American football coach and a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. Williams is the defensive coordinator at Arkansas.

High school career

Williams played at Spring Valley High School.

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Williams returned to the Auburn Tigers as a graduate assistant under head coach Gene Chizik in 2009.[2] Chizik was Auburn's defensive coordinator during Williams' collegiate career. Following the 2011 season, Williams left Auburn to coach Northern Iowa as the Linebackers coach. Williams was defensive coordinator at Creekside High School for the 2013 season before returning to Auburn in 2014 as a defensive analyst. Williams was promoted to Auburn's linebacker coach following the 2015 season.[3]

On February 17, 2021 Williams reunited with Gus Malzahn to serve as the defensive coordinator at UCF.[4]

In December 2022, Williams was announced as the new defensive coordinator at Arkansas, replacing the departing Barry Odom.[5]

Music career

Williams is also a musician and rapper. He has released many demos and songs including the unofficial pump up song of the Auburn Football team, "Tiger Walk" [6]

  1. ↑ "AUBURNTIGERS.COM Travis Williams Bio :: Auburn University Official Athletic Site Auburn University Official Athletic Site :: Football". Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. ↑ For Travis Williams, Auburn where the heart is. AuburnUndercover.com. August 11, 2009
  3. ↑ Auburn promotes Travis Williams to linebackers coach. Al.com January 7, 2016
  4. ↑ "New UCF DC Travis Williams jumped at chance to join Knights - Orlando Sentinel".
  5. ↑ "Former Auburn player and coach to be named Arkansas DC - Sports Illustrated".
  6. ↑ Tiger Walk by T-WILL ft Knuck - Download Tiger Walk on iTunes. Itunes.apple.com (2009-11-20). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.
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