Former Wolfpack Receiver To Coach At CSU

Alvis Whitted with the Oakland Raiders

Former NC State Alvis Whitted will be the new wide receivers coach at Colorado State University for the upcoming 2012 football season. Whitted was born September 4, 1974 in Durham, North Carolina and played wide receiver and ran track and field at Orange High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina. His senior year he was the state champion in the 100 and 200 meters. Whitted then played college football and ran track and field at North Carolina State University from 1994-1997. Whitted who played for head coach Mike O’Cain ranks 3^rd all-time in NC State history in kickoff return yards and help lead the Wolfpack to a 1994 Peach Bowl win over the University of Mississippi. In track and field he was a four time All-American and still holds the school record for the 100, 200, and 400 meters. In 1996 Whitted participated in the Olympic trials finishing sixth running against Olympic greats Michael Johnson and Carl Lewis. His senior year at NC State University he was awarded H.C. Kennett Award, the most prestigious honor given to an NC State athlete.  Whitted earned a B.S. degree in business management and finance from North Carolina State University.

In 1998 he was drafted into the NFL by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Whitted enjoyed nine year NFL career playing for the Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons, and Oakland Raiders. As an NFL player he participated in two AFC Championship games and helped the Raiders reach Super Bowl XXXVII in 2002. After his playing career was over he started his coaching career in 2008 at his alma mater Orange High School as an assistant coach. Then in 2010 he became wide receivers coach at division III Millsap College in Jackson Mississippi. From there in 2011 Whitted was hired as an offensive quality control assistant coach at UCLA under head coach Rick Nueheisel.  While at UCLA he worked with the wide receivers, special teams, and headed the scout team defense. In January Whitted was named wide receivers coach at Appalachian State University before being offered and accepting the same position at Colorado State University for head coach Jim McElwain.