Paul Williams

Williams comes to Stanford from Wake Forest, where he has coached cornerbacks the last three seasons, helping the Demon Deacons to a 23-13 during his three seasons in Winston-Salem. He brings 23 years of experience coaching the secondary with him to The Farm. In 2022, Williams helped a Wake Forest defense that forced 16 turnovers (seven interceptions, nine fumbles) as the program won eight games for just the 10th time in the 115-year history of the program. Additionally, the Demon Deacons downed Missouri in the 2022 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, which marked the 11th bowl victory in program history. In 2021, Williams helped head coach Dave Clawson lead Wake Forest to a program-record tying 11-3 record.Spent the 2018 season at houston. Williams spent the 2016-17 seasons at Illinois. Was at Miami from 2011-15. He has coached at Temple, Western Michigan, Delaware, Penn, and Lafayette.