Virginia Cavaliers | |
---|---|
Position: | Offensive coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1978-07-19) July 19, 1978 (age 45) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
Career information | |
High school: | Wagener-Salley (SC)[1] |
College: | Furman (1996–1999) |
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 7 / Pick: 207 |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
| |
Desmond "Des" Kitchings (born July 19, 1978) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is currently the offensive coordinator for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Kitchings played as a receiver/return specialist at Furman University. He averaged 29.3 yards per kick return and set a school record of four kick returns for touchdowns. Kitchings was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2000 NFL Draft, but never played in the pro leagues.[2][3][4][5]
Kitchings began his coaching career at Furman, working as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator from 2004 to 2007. He then spent 3 seasons coaching at Vanderbilt[6] serving one of them as the offensive coordinator.[7] After spending 2011 at Air Force, he went on to coach 8 seasons at NC State.[8] In 2020[9] he served as the running backs coach for South Carolina.[10] In 2021 he was named the running backs coach[11] for the Atlanta Falcons.[12] After week 17 of Kitching's first year with the Falcons, it was announced that he would become the offensive coordinator for the Virginia Cavaliers.[13]
Kitchings and his wife, Heather, have three children all whose names begin with the letter A.
Kansas City Chiefs 2000 NFL draft selections | |
---|---|