Cadillac Williams
Carnell Lamar "Cadillac" Williams (born April 21, 1982) is an American football coach and former running back who is the running backs coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the running backs coach at Auburn University from 2019 to 2023, he also served as their interim head coach in 2022, the first African American to hold the position in Auburn history.
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| Las Vegas Raiders | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running backs coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 21, 1982 Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Etowah (Attalla, Alabama) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Auburn (2001–2004) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Regular season: | 2–2 (.500) (NCAA) | ||||||||||||
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
Williams played college football at Auburn, where he set the school's record for career rushing touchdowns and helped the team go undefeated in 2004, when he was named a first-team All-American. During the 2005 NFL Draft, Williams was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round and also played for the St. Louis Rams. In 2005, Williams won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.