Alex Grinch

Defensive Coordinator/Safeties · UCF

Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here2

Programs6

Stints6

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2025–2026UCFDefensive Coordinator/Safeties

2024WisconsinSafeties/Co-Defensive Coordinator

2022–2023USCDefensive Coordinator

2019–2021OklahomaDefensive Coordinator / Safeties

2018Ohio StateCo-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties

2016–2017Washington StateDefensive Coordinator/Secondary

Rating66Peak78

His defense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.

Season	Team	Unit (EPA/play)	Over expectation	Season score
2025	UCF	0.03	0.03	0.44
2023	USC	-0.05	-0.06	-0.79
2022	USC	-0.06	-0.01	-0.42
2021	Oklahoma	0.03	-0.07	-0.45
2020	Oklahoma	0.07	0.03	0.58
2019	Oklahoma	0.01	0.01	0.21
2017	Washington State	0.12	0.09	1.40
2016	Washington State	0.06	—	0.29

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

Rating72Peak80

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	UCF	Defensive backs	79	-2.7	—	0.04
2024	Wisconsin	Defensive backs	74	-3.4	0.874	-0.12
2024	UCF	Defensive backs	71	-2.1	0.874	-0.23
2023	Wisconsin	Defensive backs	79	+2.8	—	0.47
2022	USC	Defensive backs	78	-5.1	0.892	0.08
2021	Oklahoma	Defensive backs	71	-2.4	0.948	0.21
2020	Oklahoma	Defensive backs	78	-1.6	0.894	0.35
2019	Oklahoma	Defensive backs	77	+2.7	0.907	0.66
2018	Oklahoma	Defensive backs	74	+4.2	0.914	0.65
2018	Ohio State	Defensive backs	78	-0.4	0.914	0.55
2017	Washington State	Defensive backs	78	+5.6	0.842	0.54
2016	Washington State	Defensive backs	75	—	0.840	-0.09

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