Jan Kim Lim
Kodi Whitfield (Photo: Jan Kim Lim)
Football
LOS ANGELES – Kodi Whitfield has been named cornerbacks coach for UCLA football, head coach Chip Kelly announced Tuesday. It marks a return to the program for Whitfield, who served as a graduate assistant coach during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Whitfield most recently held the title of safeties coach at Sacramento State in 2022. He also assisted with special teams and player development for the Hornets, who posted an 11-0 regular-season record and reached the quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs in his only year.
As a member of the Bruins’ staff in 2020 and 2021, Whitfield assisted with the defensive backs. Qwuantrezz Knight and Quentin Lake garnered second-team All-Conference honors from the Pac-12 following the 2021 season, during which UCLA went 8-4. Each player moved on to the NFL in 2022, with Knight landing on the San Francisco 49ers and Lake the Los Angeles Rams.
A standout himself at Stanford from 2012-15, Whitfield played on both sides of the ball for teams that collected three Pac-12 championships. He appeared in 27 games as a wide receiver through his first two seasons, reeling in 18 catches for 183 yards and one touchdown. Then, as a safety in 2014 and 2015, Whitfield piled up 55 total tackles across 26 games. As a senior, he made 50 stops, including a career-high eight versus Arizona. Whitfield played in the 2013, 2014 and 2016 Rose Bowl Games as a member of the…
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