Davern L. Williams (born February 13, 1980) is an American former professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants, and the current defensive line coach at Louisiana-Monroe. He played college football at Troy State University (now Troy University) and was selected in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft.[1] 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.[2][3] Williams was also the defensive line coach at Troy University, his collegiate alma mater.

Davern Williams
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
Position:Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1980-02-13) February 13, 1980 (age 44)
Brewton, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Jefferson Davis
(Montgomery, Alabama)
College:Auburn University
Troy State
NFL draft:2003 / round: 7 / pick: 248
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:7.0
Sacks:0.5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

References

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  1. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Davern Williams - 2018 Football Coaching Staff - Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of". gomocs.com. June 25, 2018.
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