Chris Chestnut (Western Michigan '08)
Running Backs Coach
2nd Year At Campbell
Seven Years Coaching

Chris Chestnut enters his second season as Campbell’s running backs coach and his third season as a collegiate coach.

In 2010 the Camels offensive running attack continue to be strong as the team lead the conference in rushing and ranked 16th nationally. The Camels averaged 207.7 yards a game and totaled 2,285 yards on the grounds on the season. CU had three of the league’s top 10 rushers and ran for 198 yards more than they did the year before.

Prior to coming to Campbell, Chestnut worked at Ellsworth Community College (Iowa) in 2009. While at Ellsworth, Chestnut worked as the wide receivers coach for the 2009 Region IX Midwest Conference Champions and the 2009 Graphic Edge Bowl Champions. The offense he was part of ranked first in the nation and average 496 yards a game. His responsibilities included working with a receiver, Quintin Robinson, who was a first team NJCAA All-American and an all-conference selection in his season of being coached by Chestnut.

Chestnut began his coaching career at Northern Durham High School from 2004-08. He spent five years working in a various coaching position including passing game coordinator (2006-07), special teams coordinator (2006-08) and strength and conditioning coach (2004-08). Chestnut also worked with the track program, who won four straight conference titles while he was coaching.

The Durham, N.C. native began his collegiate playing career for College of the Canyons in Valencia, Calif. Chestnut led the team in receiving in each of his two years and was named First Team Western State Conference as a sophomore. He then transferred to Western Michigan University (WMU) where he started all 11 games as a junior and led the team in receiving yards a game (14.6). He was a two-year letterwinner at WMU and served as a team captain as a senior. He ended his career with the Broncos with 30 catches for 412 yards.

Chestnut then played professionally in the Arena Football League from 2004-2006. He was in camp with the New York Dragon in 2004 and spent two years playing for the Las Vegas Gladiators (2004-05) and a year for the Georgia Wildcats (2006)

Chestnut received his bachelor of science degree in student integrated curriculum from Western Michigan in 2008 and is the father of Jaylon Chestnut