- Joined Packers on February 13, 2012.
- Enters his 16th season in the National Football League and seventh as an assistant coach.
- The former quarterback spent nine seasons as a member of the Buffalo Bills (1995-2003), appearing in 31 career games.
- Upon his retirement as a player, spent two seasons as the color analyst for the Buffalo Bills Radio Network before pursuing a career in coaching.
- Holds numerous career passing records at the University of Pittsburgh where he worked with Mike McCarthy from 1990-91 as McCarthy served as graduate assistant-quarterbacks.
Alex Van Pelt enters his 16th NFL season in 2012 and seventh as an NFL assistant coach after being named the Packers running backs coach by Head Coach Mike McCarthy on February 13, 2012.
Van Pelt joins the Packers after spending the past two seasons (2010-11) as quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Prior to his appointment with the Buccaneers, he spent four seasons (2006-09) on the offensive coaching staff of the Buffalo Bills.
Over the past two seasons, Van Pelt found great success working with the young Josh Freeman in Tampa Bay. Under Van Pelt’s direction, Freeman threw for 7,043 yards in 2010-11, the most passing yards by a Tampa Bay quarterback over a two-year period in franchise annals. That included 3,592 passing yards in 2011, the second most in team history. Freeman also threw a TD pass in 15 consecutive games (Week 5, 2010-Week 2, 2011), the longest streak in team history.
In his first full season as a starter in 2010, Freeman showed incredible maturation and improvement under Van Pelt. He finished the year as the sixth-ranked passer in the NFL while throwing for 3,451 yards, 25 touchdowns and only six interceptions. Freeman became the first quarterback under the age of 23 to lead his team to a 10-win season since Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in 2004, with five of his victories being fourth-quarter comebacks. He also ranked second among NFL quarterbacks with 364 rushing yards on 68 carries (5.4 avg.).
Van Pelt entered the 2009 season as the Bills quarterbacks coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator in September. He originally joined the Bills as offensive quality control coach in 2006 and worked in that capacity for two seasons before being elevated to quarterbacks coach in 2008.
In his only season as offensive coordinator, Van Pelt led an offense that featured former backup RB Fred Jackson. The then-third-year pro rushed for a career-high 1,062 yards on 237 attempts (4.5 avg.) with two touchdowns in Van Pelt’s offense while also hauling in a career-high 46 receptions, good for second on the team, for 371 yards (8.1 avg.) and two touchdowns. His 1,062 rushing yards ranked ninth in the AFC and his 1,433 total yards from scrimmage ranked 10th in the NFL and sixth in the AFC.
During his time as quarterbacks coach, Van Pelt assisted in the development of QB Trent Edwards. Under the direction of Van Pelt, Edwards posted a 65.5 completion percentage to rank sixth in the NFL in 2008 as well as second all-time in Bills history for a single season. Edwards also recorded a fourth-quarter passer rating of 106.3 to rank third in the NFL that season.
Van Pelt joined the Bills in 2006 after spending the winter of 2006 as the quarterbacks coach/pass coordinator for the University at Buffalo. He also volunteered with the Bills in 2005 as an offensive quality control coach after spending the 2005 NFL Europe season as the Frankfurt Galaxy’s quarterbacks coach, where he was responsible for the offensive play-calling. After his retirement from the NFL in 2003, he spent two seasons as the color analyst for the Buffalo Bills Radio Network.
Van Pelt was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft and later signed with Buffalo as a free agent in 1995. He spent his entire nine-year career (1995-2003) as a member of the Bills and played in 31 games with 11 starts while amassing 2,985 yards passing and 16 touchdowns.
A four-year starter (1989-92) at the University of Pittsburgh, Van Pelt holds school career records for most passing yards (11,267), completions (867) and attempts (1,503). He became only the fifth collegiate player to throw for 2,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. From 1990-91, Van Pelt was coached by McCarthy, who was serving as the Panthers’ graduate assistant – quarterbacks.
Born on May 1, 1970, in Pittsburgh, Pa, Van Pelt lives in Green Bay with his wife Brooke and daughters, Payton Dale and Katherine Paige, and son, Jack MacGregor.
- Joined Packers on February 13, 2012.
- Enters his 16th season in the National Football League and seventh as an assistant coach.
- The former quarterback spent nine seasons as a member of the Buffalo Bills (1995-2003), appearing in 31 career games.
- Upon his retirement as a player, spent two seasons as the color analyst for the Buffalo Bills Radio Network before pursuing a career in coaching.
- Holds numerous career passing records at the University of Pittsburgh where he worked with Mike McCarthy from 1990-91 as McCarthy served as graduate assistant-quarterbacks.
Alex Van Pelt enters his 16th NFL season in 2012 and seventh as an NFL assistant coach after being named the Packers running backs coach by Head Coach Mike McCarthy on February 13, 2012.
Van Pelt joins the Packers after spending the past two seasons (2010-11) as quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Prior to his appointment with the Buccaneers, he spent four seasons (2006-09) on the offensive coaching staff of the Buffalo Bills.
Over the past two seasons, Van Pelt found great success working with the young Josh Freeman in Tampa Bay. Under Van Pelt’s direction, Freeman threw for 7,043 yards in 2010-11, the most passing yards by a Tampa Bay quarterback over a two-year period in franchise annals. That included 3,592 passing yards in 2011, the second most in team history. Freeman also threw a TD pass in 15 consecutive games (Week 5, 2010-Week 2, 2011), the longest streak in team history.
In his first full season as a starter in 2010, Freeman showed incredible maturation and improvement under Van Pelt. He finished the year as the sixth-ranked passer in the NFL while throwing for 3,451 yards, 25 touchdowns and only six interceptions. Freeman became the first quarterback under the age of 23 to lead his team to a 10-win season since Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in 2004, with five of his victories being fourth-quarter comebacks. He also ranked second among NFL quarterbacks with 364 rushing yards on 68 carries (5.4 avg.).
Van Pelt entered the 2009 season as the Bills quarterbacks coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator in September. He originally joined the Bills as offensive quality control coach in 2006 and worked in that capacity for two seasons before being elevated to quarterbacks coach in 2008.
In his only season as offensive coordinator, Van Pelt led an offense that featured former backup RB Fred Jackson. The then-third-year pro rushed for a career-high 1,062 yards on 237 attempts (4.5 avg.) with two touchdowns in Van Pelt’s offense while also hauling in a career-high 46 receptions, good for second on the team, for 371 yards (8.1 avg.) and two touchdowns. His 1,062 rushing yards ranked ninth in the AFC and his 1,433 total yards from scrimmage ranked 10th in the NFL and sixth in the AFC.
During his time as quarterbacks coach, Van Pelt assisted in the development of QB Trent Edwards. Under the direction of Van Pelt, Edwards posted a 65.5 completion percentage to rank sixth in the NFL in 2008 as well as second all-time in Bills history for a single season. Edwards also recorded a fourth-quarter passer rating of 106.3 to rank third in the NFL that season.
Van Pelt joined the Bills in 2006 after spending the winter of 2006 as the quarterbacks coach/pass coordinator for the University at Buffalo. He also volunteered with the Bills in 2005 as an offensive quality control coach after spending the 2005 NFL Europe season as the Frankfurt Galaxy’s quarterbacks coach, where he was responsible for the offensive play-calling. After his retirement from the NFL in 2003, he spent two seasons as the color analyst for the Buffalo Bills Radio Network.
Van Pelt was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft and later signed with Buffalo as a free agent in 1995. He spent his entire nine-year career (1995-2003) as a member of the Bills and played in 31 games with 11 starts while amassing 2,985 yards passing and 16 touchdowns.
A four-year starter (1989-92) at the University of Pittsburgh, Van Pelt holds school career records for most passing yards (11,267), completions (867) and attempts (1,503). He became only the fifth collegiate player to throw for 2,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. From 1990-91, Van Pelt was coached by McCarthy, who was serving as the Panthers’ graduate assistant – quarterbacks.
Born on May 1, 1970, in Pittsburgh, Pa, Van Pelt lives in Green Bay with his wife Brooke and daughters, Payton Dale and Katherine Paige, and son, Jack MacGregor.
