Travis Williams (linebacker)

[1]Travis Williams (born January 20, 1983) is an American football coach and a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. Williams is the Linebackers coach at Miami Hurricanes,[2]

Travis Williams
Current position
TitleLinebackers coach
TeamMiami (FL)
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1983-01-20) January 20, 1983
Columbia, South Carolina
Playing career
2001–2005Auburn
2007Atlanta Falcons
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011Auburn (GA)
2012Northern Iowa (LB)
2013Creekside High School (OC)
2014–2015Auburn (Defensive Analyst)
2016–2018Auburn (LB)
2019–2020Auburn (Co-DC/LB)
2021-presentMiami (FL) (LB)
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

High school career

Williams played at Spring Valley High School. Williams only scholarship offer was from Auburn. He signed to play at Auburn under coach Tommy Tuberville.

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Williams returned to the Auburn Tigers as a graduate assistant under head coach Gene Chizik in 2009.[3] 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 Offensive 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.[4]

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" [5]

  1. "AUBURNTIGERS.COM Travis Williams Bio :: Auburn University Official Athletic Site Auburn University Official Athletic Site :: Football". Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. King, Nathan. "Travis Williams not retained on Bryan Harsin's assistant staff". Auburn Undercover/Inside the Auburn Tigers. 24/7Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. For Travis Williams, Auburn where the heart is. AuburnUndercover.com. August 11, 2009
  4. Auburn promotes Travis Williams to linebackers coach. Al.com January 7 ,2016
  5. 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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