14 Facts About Troy Walters

Troy McHenry Walters was born on December 15,1976 and is an American football coach and former player who is the wide receivers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League.

Troy Walters played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, earning consensus All-American honors and winning the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the season's outstanding college football receiver.

Troy Walters was selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and played for the Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions of the NFL.

Troy Walters's father Trent Walters was a three-year letterman at Indiana and played two seasons in the CFL with the Edmonton Eskimos.

Troy Walters finished his college career with 244 catches and over 3,900 receiving yards, and currently ranks as Stanford's all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards.

Troy Walters's father was on the coaching staff during his time with the Vikings.

Troy Walters subsequently played for the Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions.

Troy Walters joined the staff at Indiana State University as their offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and wide receivers coach.

Troy Walters then had stints at North Carolina State University in 2012, and at the University of Colorado Boulder from 2013 to 2015 as a wide receivers coach.

Troy Walters joined Scott Frost's staff at the University of Central Florida as offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2016.

Troy Walters was a finalist for the Broyles Award, presented to the top assistant coach in college football in December 2017.

Troy Walters followed Frost to Nebraska to become the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach in December 2017.

Troy Walters was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals as their assistant wide receivers coach on February 10,2020.

Troy Walters assumed Bob Bicknell's wide receivers coaching duties for the team's weeks 10 and 11 games in 2020 against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Football Team due to Bicknell missing the games for COVID-19 pandemic protocols.