He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft.

During high school, he was also employed by the Winn-Dixie grocery store in Bay St. Louis where he worked as a bag boy.

He started six games at free safety in 1999, and earned second-team All-Pacific-10 Conference honors as a junior.

[2] He started every game in 2003 as well, posting 81 tackles, fourth on the Titans' defense that was best in the NFL against the run.

Williams sustained a severe injury to his knee in training camp which caused him to be put on injured reserve, ending his season.