Coaches / Position coach / Ben Albert
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Ben Albert
Defensive Line · Boston College
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive line. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
Programs3
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Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating51Peak66
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Duke | -0.16 | -0.10 | -1.68 |
| 2020 | Duke | -0.05 | -0.07 | -0.84 |
| 2019 | Duke | 0.04 | -0.01 | 0.13 |
| 2018 | Duke | 0.04 | -0.02 | 0.01 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive line
Rating45Peak83
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts | Special teams | 37 | -7.2 | 0.860 | -1.14 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | Defensive line | 65 | -7.0 | 0.860 | -0.89 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | Special teams | 38 | -6.7 | 0.819 | -1.33 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | Defensive line | 70 | -5.6 | 0.819 | -0.76 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | Special teams | 39 | -1.2 | 0.832 | -1.03 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | Defensive line | 67 | +2.3 | 0.832 | -0.30 |
| 2021 | Duke | Defensive line | 70 | +5.0 | 0.902 | 0.48 |
| 2020 | Duke | Defensive line | 73 | -7.6 | 0.854 | -0.51 |
| 2019 | Duke | Defensive line | 83 | +1.2 | 0.862 | 0.78 |
| 2018 | Duke | Defensive line | 76 | +2.7 | 0.865 | 0.51 |
| 2017 | Duke | Defensive line | 76 | +7.1 | 0.871 | 0.84 |
| 2016 | Duke | Defensive line | 72 | — | 0.845 | -0.08 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.