Hampton University Athletics

Charlie Williams
Director of Player Development

HOMETOWN:
Long Beach, Calif.

BIRTHDATE:
January 31, 1958

EDUCATION:
B.A., Colorado State (Education), 1982

COACHING:
Assistant Coach, Long Beach City College, 1984
Assistant Coach, New Mexico State, 1986-87
Assistant Coach, TCU, 1988-91
Assistant Coach, Minnesota, 1992
Assistant Coach, Miami (Fla.), 1993-95
Assistant Coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1996-02
Assistant Coach, South Carolina, 2003
Assistant Coach, Arizona, 2004-06
Assistant Coach, North Carolina, 2007-11
Assistant Coach, Indianapolis Colts, 2012-15
Assistant Coach, Texas, 2016
Assistant Coach, South Florida, 2017-19
Director of Football Management, Arkansas, 2021-26
Director of Player Development, Hampton 2026-present
 
 
Charlie Williams joined the Hampton football staff in April 2026 as Director of Player Development. The veteran coach has a total of 42 years of experience including 32 on the collegiate level and 10 in the NFL ranks.
 
He spent the last five seasons at Arkansas as Director of Football Management and the program’s liaison to NFL teams.
 
Williams spent five seasons as the receivers coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1996-02) under Head Coach Tony Dungy and also has NFL experience coaching the Indianapolis Colts’ running backs in 2015 and receivers from 2012-14 under Head Coach Chuck Pagano.
 
A native of Long Beach, Calif., Williams began his coaching career at Long Beach City College in 1984. He worked as wide receivers coach for two years at New Mexico State (1986-87), four seasons at TCU (1988-91) and one year at Minnesota (1992) before joining the Miami program (1993-95) for two seasons under Dennis Erickson and one under Butch Davis.
 
He moved to the NFL where he spent six years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996-02. After stints back in college at South Carolina (2003), Arizona (2004-06) and North Carolina (2007-11), he returned to the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts from 2012-15.
 
He served as wide receivers coach at South Florida from 2017-20 and held the same position at Texas in 2016 before moving to Arkansas in 2021.
 
A 1982 graduate of Colorado State, Williams played two years as a defensive back for the Rams (1978-79). He and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters, Sydney and Jada, and a son, Gregory.