David Whitlow joined Kennesaw State football in December 2024 as wide receivers coach.
A top up-and-coming assistant coach, Whitlow arrives in Kennesaw after a season as wide receivers coach at West Georgia and multiple years as a graduate assistant coach in the SEC.
West Georgia improved in every single offensive category during the season, including a top-20 passing offense and was one of just a handful of teams to sport three receivers with 500 or more receiving yards.
Prior to West Georgia, Whitlow studied under Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss and Bryan Harsin and Cadillac Williams at Auburn as an offensive graduate assistant. While at Auburn, Whitlow was also mentored by Ike Hilliard, who is now the wide receivers coach with the Atlanta Falcons.
While at Ole Miss in 2023, the Rebels had a top-20 passing offense that ranked No. 3 in the SEC (285.6 yards per game). En route to a 11-2 season, Whitlow helped tutor Tre Harris (985), Dayton Wade (830) and Jordan Watkins (741) to 700-yard receiving seasons.
Prior to his time in Oxford, Whitlow serpent two years at Auburn (2020-22), serving the Tigers’ in the same position, following time interning in the strength and conditioning program and a graduate assistantship in Olympic sport recruiting and student-athlete development.
On the field, Whitlow played at Alabama State from 2015-19, originally arriving as a quarterback for the Hornets before ending his career as a defensive back.
While at West Georgia, Whitlow was selected to participate in the NFL’s prestigious Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship where he worked with the Atlanta Falcons’ coaching staff.
The Montgomery, Ala. native earned an undergraduate degree at ASU before earning a master’s in adult education from Auburn.
