 | Clayton White |
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Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs
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3rd Season (2008)
| | Alma Mater (Year):
North Carolina State (2001)
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Coaching Career
2007-08 Stanford, Defensive Backs
2006 Western Michigan, Defensive Backs
2004-05 Western Carolina , Defensive Backs/Special Teams Assistant/Recruiting Coordinator
2003 Sanderson HS, Defensive Backs
Former NFL player Clayton White returns for his third season on the Stanford coaching staff as the team's defensive backs coach.
Prior to his arrival at Stanford, White served as the defensive backs coach at Western Michigan (2006) and Western Carolina (2004-05). He also served as Western Carolina's special teams' assistant and recruiting coordinator.
While at Western Michigan, he was part of a Broncos staff that led the 2006 team to an 8-5 record and an appearance in the 2007 International Bowl played in Toronto. He coached a defense that led the nation with 24 interceptions and 3.54 sacks per game, while ranking tied for second with 37 turnovers gained, tied for sixth in yards rushing yards allowed per game (76.1) and seventh in turnover margin (+0.92). White was part of the WMU defense that set a MAC record for fewest rushing yards allowed per game.
He spent the previous two seasons (2004-05) at Western Carolina where he coached the defensive backs, was a special teams assistant and recruiting coordinator. The Catamounts led the nation in pass defense, ranked fifth in passing efficiency defense and 18th in overall defense in 2005. He also coached a pair of defensive backs (Francis Brown and Primus Glover) to First Team All-SOCON honors.
White's special teams unit ranked third in the SOCON in yards per punt return (9.84 ypr) in 2004, while Western Carolina recorded two blocked kicks that were returned for touchdowns in 2005. White also served as the football program's recruiting coordinator during his two seasons.
A native of Dunn, North Carolina, White was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from March to August of 2003 as a linebacker and special teams player. He spent two seasons (2001-02) with the New York Giants, also as a linebacker and a member of the special teams unit. White played every special teams snap during the 2001 season and made seven tackles for the Giants.
White was a three-year starter at linebacker from 1999-2001 and a member of the special teams unit during his collegiate playing days with North Carolina State. He ended his career with his name in the record book in several categories, including career tackles for loss (33), single-season tackles for loss and tackles in a single game. He was named North Carolina State's special teams MVP in 1997.
White received his bachelor's of science degree from the school in parks, recreation and tourism with a concentration in sports management in 2001.
He enjoyed an outstanding prep career at Triton High School in Dunn, North Carolina, where he was a first team all-state selection as a defensive back and all-region quarterback. He was named the most valuable player of the 1996 North Carolina East-West All-Star Game and participated in the North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl.
Clayton and his wife Kelly reside in Palo Alto.
The White File
Full Name: Clayton White
Hometown: Dunn,
North Carolina
High School: Triton
College: North Carolina State, 2001 (B.S., Parks, Recreation and Tourism)
Wife: Kelly
Playing Experience:
LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2003
LB, New York Giants, 2001-02
LB, North Carolina State, 1997-2001
Recruiting Areas:
California (Los Angeles County), Northeast Texas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Tennessee, Florida East Coast, South Georgia
