Donte Williams

Biography

Donte Williams, a veteran of 15 years of coaching defensive backs at multiple power conference schools, was named the defensive backs coach at UGA in December of 2023. Williams previously served in the same role at Southern California, where he served on the Trojans’ staff from 2020-2023. He was hired onto the staff as the defensive passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach, serving in those roles in 2020. He was promoted to assistant coach in 2021 and also held those same duties. Following the head coaching change in 2021, Williams served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021 season. He continued to serve on new head coach Lincoln Riley’s staff in 2022 and ’23 as defensive backs coach and defensive passing game coordinator. During the 2022 season, Williams helped lead the program’s defense to a top-five national ranking in interceptions per game. He helped develop Mekhi Blackmon, an All-Pac-12 First Team member in 2022, during which he recorded 66 total tackles, two of which were for a loss of seven yards, 12 pass breakups, three interceptions a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. Blackmon was selected in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Southern California won 11 games in. ’22 and earned a berth in the Cotton Bowl. In 2023, the Trojans advanced to the Holiday Bowl against Louisville. Before he arrived at USC, Williams spent the 2018 and ’19 seasons at Oregon as the Ducks’ cornerbacks coach. The Ducks finished 2018 ranke