Al Washington

Position coach

Headline rating: as position coach · defensive line. Every role he has been rated in is below.

Chemistry

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Seasons here—

Programs4

Stints4

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2022–2025Notre DamePeter Schivarelli Defensive Line Coach/Defensive Run Game Coordinator

2019–2021Ohio StateLinebackers Coach

2017CincinnatiAssistant Coach - Defensive Line

2016Boston CollegeSpecial Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line

Rating88Peak91

Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.

Season	Team	Room	Room quality	Development	Recruiting	Season score
2025	Notre Dame	Defensive line	81	-1.1	0.943	1.04
2024	Notre Dame	Defensive line	81	+7.7	0.899	1.35
2023	Notre Dame	Defensive line	82	+3.8	0.912	1.22
2022	Notre Dame	Defensive line	81	+1.2	0.909	0.96
2021	Ohio State	Linebackers	72	+1.0	0.976	0.68
2020	Ohio State	Linebackers	74	-3.0	0.962	0.40
2019	Ohio State	Linebackers	81	+2.2	0.931	1.06
2017	Cincinnati	Defensive line	69	-3.6	0.855	-0.45
2016	Boston College	Special teams	54	—	0.794	-0.59
2016	Boston College	Defensive line	82	—	0.794	0.22

Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.