Joe Whitt Jr.

American football coach (born 1978)

American football player

Joe Whitt Jr.Washington Commanders

Position:| Defensive coordinator
Personal information
Born:|  (1978-07-19) July 19, 1978 (age 46)
Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
High school:| Auburn
College:| Auburn (1998–2000)
Career history

As a coach:

* Auburn Tigers (2000–2001)
Student assistant
* The Citadel Bulldogs (2002)
Wide receivers coach
* Louisville Cardinals (2003–2006)
Cornerbacks coach & recruiting coordinator
* Atlanta Falcons (2007)
Assistant defensive backs coach
* Green Bay Packers (2008)
Defensive quality control coach
* Green Bay Packers (2009–2017)
Cornerbacks coach
* Green Bay Packers (2018)
Pass game coordinator
* Cleveland Browns (2019)
Pass game coordinator/secondary
* Atlanta Falcons (2020)
Pass game coordinator/secondary
* Dallas Cowboys (2021–2023)
Pass game coordinator/secondary
* Washington Commanders (2024–present)
Defensive coordinator

Career highlights and awards

* Super Bowl champion (XLV)

Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Joe Whitt Jr. (born July 19, 1978) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and has served as a defensive backs coach with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, and Dallas Cowboys.

## Early life and education

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Whitt was born on July 19, 1978, in Auburn, Alabama. He graduated from Auburn High School in 1997 and played college football for the Auburn Tigers football team as a wide receiver before earning a degree in communications in 2001.

## Career

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Whitt was hired as a student assistant for the Tigers after graduation. He worked as wide receivers coach at The Citadel in 2002 before joining Louisville the following year as a cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator under head coach Bobby Petrino. In 2007, Whitt followed Petrino when he was hired as head coach of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, working as an assistant defensive backs coach before joining the Green Bay Packers in 2008 as a defensive quality control coach.[1] He was promoted to cornerbacks coach in 2009. Under his coaching, Charles Woodson was named the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year.[2][3][4] He was fired following the 2018 season, which he spent as a defensive passing game coordinator.[5]

Whitt worked as the secondary coach and pass game coordinator for the Cleveland Browns in 2019 and Falcons in 2020.[6] Serving as secondary coach and pass game coordinator, Whitt helped the Browns finish seventh in the league in pass defense.[7] On January 9, 2020, the Atlanta Falcons hired Whitt as secondary coach.[7] On January 13, 2021, Whitt joined the Dallas Cowboys for the same role.[8] During his time with Dallas, he was credited with developing cornerbacks Trevon Diggs and DaRon Bland, with Diggs leading the NFL in interceptions in 2021 with 11 and Bland setting the single-season record for interceptions returned for a touchdown with five in 2023.[9] On February 5, 2024, Whitt was hired by the Washington Commanders as defensive coordinator under head coach Dan Quinn, who he had been working under since the Falcons in 2020.[10]

## References

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1. ^ Green Bay Packers, Joe Whitt Jr. Archived July 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved July 27, 2014.
2. ^ Hudson, Ryan (December 29, 2009). "2010 NFC Pro Bowl Roster". SBNation.com.
3. ^ Parr, Dan (January 19, 2010). "Manning, Woodson lead PFW/PFWA All-NFL team". www.profootballweekly.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2010.
4. ^ Spofford, Mike (January 12, 2010). "Award Continues Woodson's Green Bay Journey". Archived from the original on January 15, 2010.
5. ^ Silverstein, Tom (January 11, 2019). "Packers dismiss defensive pass game coordinator Joe Whitt Jr". Packers News.
6. ^ Edwards, Josh (January 16, 2019). "Report: Browns hiring ex-Packers coach Joe Whitt Jr". theOBR.com.
7. ^ a b McFadden, Will (January 9, 2020). "Report: Falcons add Joe Whitt Jr. to defensive staff". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
8. ^ Drummond, K. D. (January 13, 2021). "Breaking: Cowboys hiring Joe Whitt, Jr. to run secondary". Cowboys Wire. USA Today. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
9. ^ Selby, Zach. "Five things to know about Commanders defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr". Commanders.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
10. ^ "Washington Commanders name Joe Whitt Jr. defensive coordinator". February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

## External links

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* Washington Commanders profile

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NFL defensive coordinators

American Football Conference

| AFC East| AFC North| AFC South| AFC West

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* Bobby Babich (Buffalo Bills)
* Anthony Weaver (Miami Dolphins)
* Terrell Williams (New England Patriots)
* Steve Wilks (New York Jets)

* Zach Orr (Baltimore Ravens)
* Al Golden (Cincinnati Bengals)
* Jim Schwartz (Cleveland Browns)
* Teryl Austin (Pittsburgh Steelers)

* Matt Burke (Houston Texans)
* Lou Anarumo (Indianapolis Colts)
* Anthony Campanile (Jacksonville Jaguars)
* Dennard Wilson (Tennessee Titans)

* Vance Joseph (Denver Broncos)
* Steve Spagnuolo (Kansas City Chiefs)
* Patrick Graham (Las Vegas Raiders)
* Jesse Minter (Los Angeles Chargers)

National Football Conference

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* Matt Eberflus (Dallas Cowboys)
* Shane Bowen (New York Giants)
* Vic Fangio (Philadelphia Eagles)
* Joe Whitt Jr. (Washington Commanders)

* Dennis Allen (Chicago Bears)
* Kelvin Sheppard (Detroit Lions)
* Jeff Hafley (Green Bay Packers)
* Brian Flores (Minnesota Vikings)

* Jeff Ulbrich (Atlanta Falcons)
* Ejiro Evero (Carolina Panthers)
* Brandon Staley (New Orleans Saints)
* Todd Bowles* (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

* Nick Rallis (Arizona Cardinals)
* Chris Shula (Los Angeles Rams)
* Robert Saleh (San Francisco 49ers)
* Aden Durde (Seattle Seahawks)

* De facto

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Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV champions

* 2 Mason Crosby
* 6 Graham Harrell
* 8 Tim Masthay
* 10 Matt Flynn
* 11 Chastin West
* 12 Aaron Rodgers (MVP)
* 16 Brett Swain
* 17 Antonio Robinson
* 20 Atari Bigby
* 21 Charles Woodson
* 22 Pat Lee
* 23 Dimitri Nance
* 24 Jarrett Bush
* 25 Ryan Grant
* 26 Charlie Peprah
* 27 Anthony Smith
* 28 Brandon Underwood
* 29 Derrick Martin
* 30 John Kuhn
* 32 Brandon Jackson
* 34 Anthony Levine
* 35 Korey Hall
* 36 Nick Collins
* 37 Sam Shields
* 38 Tramon Williams
* 40 Josh Gordy
* 41 Spencer Havner
* 42 Morgan Burnett
* 43 Michael Greco
* 44 James Starks
* 45 Quinn Johnson
* 48 Cardia Jackson
* 49 Robert Francois
* 50 A. J. Hawk
* 51 Brady Poppinga
* 52 Clay Matthews
* 53 Diyral Briggs
* 54 Brandon Chillar
* 55 Desmond Bishop
* 56 Nick Barnett
* 57 Matt Wilhelm
* 58 Frank Zombo
* 59 Brad Jones
* 60 Curtis Young
* 61 Brett Goode
* 62 Evan Dietrich-Smith
* 63 Scott Wells
* 64 Adrian Battles
* 65 Mark Tauscher
* 67 Nick McDonald
* 68 Jay Ross
* 69 Chris Campbell
* 70 T. J. Lang
* 71 Josh Sitton
* 72 Jason Spitz
* 73 Daryn Colledge
* 74 Marshall Newhouse
* 75 Bryan Bulaga
* 76 Chad Clifton
* 77 Cullen Jenkins
* 79 Ryan Pickett
* 80 Donald Driver
* 81 Andrew Quarless
* 83 Tom Crabtree
* 85 Greg Jennings
* 86 Donald Lee
* 87 Jordy Nelson
* 88 Jermichael Finley
* 89 James Jones
* 90 B. J. Raji
* 91 Justin Harrell
* 93 Erik Walden
* 94 Jarius Wynn
* 95 Howard Green
* 96 Mike Neal
* 98 C. J. Wilson

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