Clayton White
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | South Carolina |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 2, 1977 Dunn, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | NC State |
| 2001–2002 | New York Giants |
| 2003 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers* |
| Position(s) | Jesse O. Sanderson HS (NC) (DB) |
| 2004–2005 | Western Carolina (DB/RC) |
| 2006 | Western Michigan (DB/ST) |
| 2007–2009 | Stanford (DB) |
| 2010 | Western Kentucky (co-STC/DB) |
| 2011–2012 | UConn (STC/RB) |
| 2013–2016 | NC State (co-STC/S) |
| 2017–2020 | Western Kentucky (DC/CB) |
| 2021–present | South Carolina (DC) |
Clayton White (born December 2, 1977) is an American football coach and former player who is serving as the defensive coordinator for the South Carolina Gamecocks.[1] Prior to being hired at South Carolina, he was the defensive coordinator for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He played college football for NC State.
Playing career
College
White grew up in
NFL
In the NFL, he spent two seasons with the
Coaching career
Early coaching career
Following his release White turned to coaching, and was hired as an assistant coach at
Stanford
From 2007 to 2009 White coached the defensive backs at Stanford.
Western Kentucky (first stint)
In 2010 White spent the season at WKU on Willie Taggart's first staff.[6] There he served as the Co-Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach.
UConn
White served as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach for the Huskies in 2011 and 2012.[3]
NC State
From 2013 to 2016 White worked as the co-special teams coordinator and safeties coach for NC State.
Western Kentucky (second stint)
In 2017 White returned to Western Kentucky as the team's defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach.[4] He remained in that position until after the 2020 season.
South Carolina
In 2021 White was hired to be the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach for the Gamecocks as a part of Shane Beamer's inaugural staff.[7][8][9]
Despite losing multiple players to graduation, injuries, and the transfer portal, White's 2021 defense over-achieved and tied Notre Dame for 11th in the nation in forced turnovers with 23 takeaways.[10]
References
- ^ Morris, Julia (January 9, 2021). "Reports: South Carolina hiring Western Kentucky DC Clayton White". WYFF. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b CONNER, DESMOND (9 June 2011). "Getting To Know A UConn Football Coach: Clayton White". courant.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clayton White Stats Summary". NFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Baumgardner, Nick (15 January 2010). "Taggart tabs Clayton White as DB coach". Bowling Green Daily News. The Daily News. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Getting to know Clayton White and the new Gamecocks defense". TheBigSpur. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Clayton White was happy to see South Carolina's response to ECU's opening TD: 'I was kind of shocked'". Saturday Down South. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ Elsey, Jacob (2021-01-11). "South Carolina football: Gamecocks agree to terms with Clayton White". Garnet and Cocky. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "NCAA College Football FBS current team Stats". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
External links
- South Carolina profile
- Western Kentucky profile
- NC State profile
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference