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Anthony Poindexter
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary · Tennessee
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating52Peak61
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Purdue | -0.02 | -0.08 | -0.83 |
| 2019 | Purdue | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.63 |
| 2018 | Purdue | -0.02 | -0.05 | -0.57 |
| 2016 | UConn | -0.06 | — | -0.32 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating79Peak92
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 | Penn State | Defensive backs | 76 | +2.0 | 0.878 | 0.38 |
| 2024 | Penn State | Defensive backs | 81 | +1.6 | 0.875 | 0.65 |
| 2023 | Penn State | Defensive backs | 80 | +1.8 | 0.901 | 0.75 |
| 2022 | Penn State | Defensive backs | 88 | +7.1 | 0.941 | 1.91 |
| 2021 | Penn State | Defensive backs | 84 | +2.7 | 0.896 | 1.04 |
| 2020 | Purdue | Defensive backs | 64 | -10.1 | 0.851 | -1.39 |
| 2019 | Purdue | Defensive backs | 71 | +0.1 | 0.864 | -0.14 |
| 2018 | Purdue | Defensive backs | 73 | -1.2 | 0.873 | -0.05 |
| 2016 | UConn | Defensive backs | 72 | — | 0.797 | -0.54 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.