Tarron Williams

Biography

Tarron Williams is in his first year as the cornerbacks coach at East Carolina, a position he officially began on Jan 14, 2025. Williams’ appointment to the Pirates’ staff ends a two-year stint at Old Dominion where he helped the Monarchs to the 2023 Famous Toastery Bowl against Western Kentucky. This past year, he played a role on the Monarchs defense that held opponents to 410.4 yards per game, including 237.8 passing yards per contest, and picking off 12 passes – ranking 44th in FBS. He mentored Angelo Rankin Jr, a Top 5 cornerback in the Sun Belt Conference. who tallied 45 stops (32 solo) standing seventh on the team. He registered three interceptions (23 yards) sharing the team lead with two pass breakups, while forcing a team-high three fumbles. In his first season with the Monarch, Williams helped LaMareon James earn Sun Belt honorable mention accolades. All three cornerbacks that started games for the Monarchs had one interception, while James recovered four fumbles and scored a pair of touchdowns, one on an interception and one on a fumble return, in the game against Wake Forest. Nolan Johnson started nine games and had an interception while junior college transfer Rasheed Reason recorded four starts and notched an interception. Williams came to ODU after spending the previous two seasons as the cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator at Richmond (2021-23). Williams helped the Spiders to a 9-4 record this season as Richmond advanced to the second round