Former Auburn running back and assistant coach Carnell “Cadillac” Williams is expected to be hired by the Las Vegas Raiders, Mike Gittens of The War Rapport first reported Saturday morning.
Williams is expected to serve as the Raiders’ running backs coach — a move that comes after the Raiders initially targeted UCLA running backs coach DeShaun Foster, only for Foster to be elevated to head coach after Chip Kelly left UCLA to be Ohio State’s offensive coordinator.
Carnell Williams, a former assistant coach at Auburn, is reportedly going to take a position with the Las Vegas Raiders. Williams will coach the running backs for the Raiders.
The news was also reported by Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, hours later.In a statement that evening, Williams stated, “I have decided to leave from my job with Auburn football in order to pursue other possibilities after taking some time to pray and reflect.
“Auburn, the players, and the AU family have my undying affection, but my wife, my sons, and I need to make this decision.
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Coaches Malzahn and Freeze for granting me the opportunity to coach.
On the Plains, these last fWilliams’ tenure as Auburn’s coach was perhaps most memorable during the weeks that followed Bryan Harsin’s dismissal, which occurred with four games remaining in the 2022 regular season.
Williams was given the program’s keys and instructed to run it smoothly in his capacity as acting head coach.
Williams finished the last stretch with a 2-2 record, but he was instrumental in igniting an intense comeback that only someone with links to Auburn like himself could lead.
ive years have been extraordinary.Williams played running back for Auburn from 2001 to 2004 after graduating from Etowah High School in Attalla with honors.
Williams ran for more than 3,800 yards and 45 touchdowns in his four years as a player for the Tigers; his 44th running touchdown broke Bo Jackson’s program record for most in a career.
Williams played in the NFL for seven seasons after graduating, most of them were with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who selected him with the fifth overall choice in the 2005 NFL Draft.
Williams won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award from the Associated Press in the same year.
During the course of six seasons with the Buccaneers, two of which were cut short due to knee ailments, Williams amassed more than 3,680 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns.
Before ending his professional career, Williams spent the 2011 season as a member of the St. Louis Rams, where he ran for 361 yards and a score.
