Tarron Williams - Football Coach - East Carolina University Athletics

Tarron Williams

Title:
Director of Player Development
Email:
williamstar19@ecu.edu
Phone:
(252) 737-4570

Tarron Williams is in his third season as ECU’s director of player development, a position he accepted on Jan. 7, 2019.

Williams, who served as a defensive quality control coach for Houston at James Madison during the Dukes’ back-to-back FCS National Championship Game appearances in 2016 and 2017, completed a one-year tenure as cornerbacks coach at Virginia Military Institute before joining the Pirates' staff.

In addition to assisting with the safety position, Williams was also responsible for monitoring academic progress and providing life skills development for the JMU program.

After earning a master’s degree in community counseling with school licensure from Lenior-Rhyne in 2012, Williams moved to private business where he was a district manager for Pepsico (Frito-Lay Division) for three years in the Triad area and established increased performance ratings on various metrics ratings, including sales and service.

Williams initiated his coaching career as a student assistant coach at Gardner-Webb during the spring of 2009 before accepting his first full-time position as defensive backs coach at Darlington (S.C.) High School. He joined Houston’s staff at Lenoir-Rhyne as a defensive graduate assistant in 2010 and played a key role in successive South Atlantic Conference championship squads in 2011 and 2012.

A three-year starter in the secondary at Gardner-Webb, Williams also excelled in the classroom with two selections to the Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from GWU in 2009.

Williams is an active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and an oft-requested motivational speaker in area schools to promote the importance and value of an education. He also holds membership in the American Mental Health Counseling Association (AMHCA) and offers community support working with youth diagnosed with Autism.