Former South Carolina DB Addison Williams named defensive coordinator at UCF
Former South Carolina player and coach Addison Williams has joined Gus Malzahn’s University of Central Florida staff as defensive coordinator.
Williams played three seasons for the Gamecocks between 2007-2009. He played a lot as a true freshman, making appearances in 10 games. Williams capped off the year with a start against archrival Clemson.
He logged 24 career tackles and one interception in 26 games. Williams was a three-time member of the Southeastern Conference academic honor roll and received the 2009 Harold White GPA Award.
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Unfortunately, Williams’s playing career was cut short due to an injury during the 2009 season. He then immediately joined Steve Spurrier’s staff as a student assistant in 2010. Williams helped that team win the first SEC East title in program history.
In 2011 he shifted to a graduate assistant coach under Spurrier. During the 2011-12 seasons, he helped South Carolina get to a 22-4 overall record and wins in both the Capital One and Outback bowls.
Williams aided in the development of All-SEC defensive backs Antonio Allen, D.J. Swearinger, and Stephon Gilmore.
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Following his time at South Carolina, Williams joined the staff at NCAA Division II Tusculum University. He worked as a defensive backs coach from 2013 until being promoted to defensive coordinator in 2016.
From there, Williams accepted a job coaching cornerbacks at Furman University. He worked in that role from 2017-2018 and helped the Paladins win a share of the 2018 Southern Conference title.
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Then Williams connected with Gus Malzahn and joined his staff at Auburn for the 2019 season as a defensive analyst.
After his season at Auburn, he joined the Coastal Carolina coaching staff as a safeties coach in 2020. Williams helped the Chanticleers to an unbeaten and record-setting 2020 regular season, an overall 11-1 record and final rankings of 14th in both the Associated Press and poll of coaches (highest in Sun Belt Conference history).
He also helped Coastal Carolina rank third nationally in 2020 with 16 interceptions (plus second in overall turnovers gained with 25) and 16th in team pass efficiency defense.
Williams joined the Central Florida staff as a cornerbacks coach following his stint at Coastal Carolina in 2021. He has helped the Knights develop a very young cornerbacks room. Williams also helped the Knights gain 97 spots in pass defense efficiency.
A pair of Williams’ corners received 2021 postseason honors—as sophomores Davonte Brown and Corey Thornton both were named third-team All-American Athletic Conference by Pro Football Focus. The Knights finished the season at 9-4 in 2022.
Williams looks to continue the Knights momentum from 2022 into 2023.
