Hugh Freeze appears to have made up his mind quickly on Auburn’s future defensive line coach following the February 2 reports that Jeremy Garrett will be hired away by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
It seems that five days later, Freeze will be promoting Vontrell King-Williams from within the program to defensive line coach, up from defensive analyst. The elevation of King-Williams was originally reported by Auburn Rivals’ Brian Stultz on Wednesday afternoon.
King-Williams was promoted after playing for Auburn during the 2023 season under Garrett.
King-Williams was the defensive tackle coach at Eastern Michigan prior to the autumn of last year. Prior to that, King-Williams served as Liberty’s graduate assistant under Freeze in 2020 and 2021, again concentrating on the defensive line.
Barring any alterations, King-Williams’ appointment as Auburn’s defensive line coach appears to have set the stage for the team’s makeover for the 2024 campaign, which will include newcomers in the form of co-defensive coordinator Charles Kelly and defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin. Josh Aldridge, the linebackers coach, Wesley McGriff, the secondary coach, and the upgraded King-Williams are all back on Auburn’s defensive staff.
Marcus Harris, a former defensive lineman at Auburn, responded positively to the news on Wednesday by supporting King-Williams’ promotion in a post on X, a social media site that was once known as Twitter.
