Before Virginia Tech

Coach Williams began coaching at the D1 level at a very familiar place for the Virginia Tech coaching staff: Illinois State. During 2007-2008, he was the wide receivers coach and worked with the departing Holmon Wiggins during that two year spell. Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente (2001-2006), Offensive Coordinator Brad Cornelsen (2003-2007), and Offensive Line Coach Vance Vice (2000-2004) all worked together at Illinois State prior to the arrival of Coach Williams.

In 2009, Williams worked for one season as the wide receivers coach at Howard University, before becoming a graduate assistant at Northwestern University. He then moved to Kent State in 2011, where he transitioned over to the running backs coach. Williams helped the backfield breakout in 2012, as Dri Archer and Traylor Durham combined for 2,745 yards and 30 touchdowns in 14 games in 2012, ranking No. 13 nationally. Archer was a third round NFL draft selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Williams then spent the next three seasons at Purdue, where the Boilermakers went 6-30 during his tenure. Williams did mentor running back Markell Jones who broke Purdue's freshman rushing record with 875 yards in 2015. Following his departure from Purdue, he joined Chris Ash at Rutgers University as the Wide Receivers Coach, a title he had not held since 2009 at Howard.

At Rutgers, Williams was a key mentor for Jawuan Harris, who led all Big Ten freshman in 2016 with 39 catches for 481 yards and three touchdowns.

Finally, Williams returned to his Alma Mater in 2018 to coach running backs under then Head Coach D.J. Durkin. It was a homecoming for the former wide receiver, but his time in College Park was cut short due to Durkin's dismissal for the offseason workout scandal that resulted in the unfortunate passing of Jordan McNair.