BATON ROUGE - LSU's week-long coaching search for a defensive line coach seems to be coming to an end. Reports say the Tigers are in talks to hire former Tiger defensive lineman and 2003 National Champion Kyle Williams as their new defensive line coach. The Advocate's Wilson Alexander first reported the news.

Sources: LSU has targeted Kyle Williams to be its next defensive line coach. Williams won the 2003 national championship with the Tigers and played for the Buffalo Bills for 13 years. He was recently the DC at Ruston High. pic.twitter.com/9qelDyOlXq

— Wilson Alexander (@whalexander_) March 6, 2025

Williams played for the Tigers from 2002 to 2005 and finished his career on the defensive line with 16.5 quarterback sacks, 26 tackles for loss and 140 total tackles.

He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft and spent 13 seasons with the Buffalo Bills.  After retiring from the league, Williams accepted a defensive coordinator position in 2020 at his alma mater, Ruston High School. 

Ex-LSU and Buffalo Bills star defensive lineman Kyle Williams has accepted the defensive line coaching job at LSU, a source tells @CBSSports/@247Sports.

Williams, whom @whalexander_ previously reported as the target for the job, was most recently a high school DC in Louisiana.… pic.twitter.com/K7WPNM0CBO

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) March 6, 2025

Williams will take over for Bo Davis who was hired by the New Orleans Saints last week to coach their defensive line.