Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Bill Brechin
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Bill Brechin
Assistant HC/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers · Miami (OH)
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here6
Programs1
Stints2
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating69Peak74
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 | Miami (OH) | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.42 |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | -0.06 | -0.02 | -0.51 |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | -0.03 | -0.04 | -0.49 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating72Peak79
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 | Miami (OH) | Linebackers | 84 | +8.6 | 0.855 | 1.23 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | Linebackers | 81 | -3.4 | 0.825 | 0.02 |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | Defensive backs | 81 | +3.3 | 0.830 | 0.47 |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | Defensive backs | 75 | +3.0 | — | 0.21 |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | Defensive backs | 75 | -1.3 | 0.826 | -0.25 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | Defensive backs | 67 | -6.3 | 0.804 | -1.26 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | Defensive backs | 81 | +6.4 | 0.827 | 0.73 |
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | Defensive backs | 72 | -0.5 | 0.831 | -0.34 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.