MADISON, Wis. -- For their new wide receivers coach, the Badgers are bringing in a home-state talent.

On Wednesday afternoon, Wisconsin announced via Twitter that join the staff this fall as a wide receivers coach would be Alvis Whitted, who most recently coached the position for the Green Bay Packers.

"We're excited to add Alvis to our staff," head coach Paul Chryst said (via an announcement on UWBadgers.com). "What he's done as a coach and his experience as a player obviously stood out, but as we went through the process and got to know more about him and who he is, the more impressed we were. It became clear that he made a big impact on the coaches and players he's been around, and I'm excited for him to have the opportunity to help our players continue to grow."

Before joining the Packers' staff in 2019, Whitted had a successful run in the same role at Colorado State. In seven season with the Rams, Whitted coached two consensus first-team All-Americans and Biletnikoff Award finalists in receivers Rashard Higgins and Michael Gallup.

Gallup caught 100 passes for 1,418 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior in 2017, and Higgins had a 1,000-yard season in 2015 and finished his career with 238 catches for 3,648 yards and 31 touchdowns.

"This program is first-class in every way an I'm thrilled to be part of it," Whitted said (also via the release on UWBadgers.com). "From my first conversation with Coach Chryst, it just felt right. He's a down-to-earth, genuine guy who comes so well-regarded in our profession. Then, when I had the opportunity to talk to the players, I knew it was the right fit.

"I'm excited to be back in college and making an impact on young men's lives. I can't wait to get going. I'm ready to get to work."

As the Badgers gear up for spring practice, which begins next week, Whitted will pick up with a talented group of returning receivers. A.J. Taylor was the lone graduating senior from the room at the conclusion of last season, and Quintez Cephus elected to leave his college career early to pursue his next steps in the NFL.

Here is more about Whitted and his career, via UW Athletics:

"Whitted played in 122 NFL games and made 24 starts, catching 74 passes for 1,030 yards and six touchdowns. He also returned kicks — including a 98-yard return for a touchdown in 1999 — and was a special teams standout. Whitted played in two AFC championship games and helped the Raiders reach Super Bowl XXXVII in 2002.

A multi-sport star at N.C. State, Whitted starred as a return specialist for the Wolfpack and racked up 1,929 kickoff return yards to rank No. 2 in school history at the time of his graduation.

On the track, he was a two-time All-American and five-time Atlantic Coast Conference champion, twice being named ACC Most Valuable Performer. A fantastic sprinter, Whitted set school records in the 100, 200 and 400 meters — and still holds the Wolfpack's all-time mark in the 100, at 10.02 seconds.

Whitted finished sixth in the 200 meters at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials, competing in the final with American greats Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson, who set a world record in the race.

A native of Durham, North Carolina, Whitted graduated from N.C. State in 1998 with a degree in business management/finance. He and his wife, Tracy, have a daughter, Remy."