Former Colorado defensive line coach Nick Williams is coming to Syracuse to coach defensive ends, Williams posted on social media Monday afternoon. Williams posted "Blessed" along with a picture of himself, the Syracuse S logo on a graphic that said "Defensive Ends" suggesting that is the position he will coach at SU.
Williams was considered a strong recruiter and developer of defensive line talent when he went to Colorado. He recently resigned after one season under head coach Deion Sanders.
More on Williams' background from his bio on the Colorado Athletics website:
Williams joins the Buffs from Texas A&M, where was a defensive analyst and worked with the defensive linemen for two seasons. He joined the A&M staff in May 2021 and helped the Aggies recruit the No. 1 ranked signing class in the nation in 2022.
Prior to that, he was on the staff at Georgia for three seasons, as a student assistant in 2018 and then as a graduate assistant for the 2019-20 seasons, all working with the Bulldogs' defense. At Georgia, the Bulldogs had the No. 1 ranked recruiting classes in both 2018 and 2020, the No. 2 ranked class in 2019 and the No. 4 ranked class in 2021 before he left for College Station.
At Georgia, the Bulldogs compiled a 31-7 record overall, 21-4 record in the SEC and two SEC East championships.
Williams played at Georgia from 2008-10, seeing action in 32 career games at both safety and linebacker. He transferred to North Alabama and after two redshirt seasons, had a solid senior campaign in 2013 with 62 tackles and two interceptions helping the team to a 10-3 record. He was selected to play in the NFLPA Game after the conclusion of his collegiate career.
He played one season in the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts where his season was cut short with a knee injury. He then played on season in the Arena League for the Tampa Bay Storm.
He attended Bainbridge High School in Bainbridge, Ga., graduating in 2008. He was a quarterback and linebacker and threw for 2,428 yards and 23 touchdowns in his career. He was ranked the No. 25 outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals and the No. 42 safety nationally by Scout.
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