Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Blake Seiler
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Blake Seiler
Defensive Coordinator · Old Dominion
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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index in development
Seasons here7
Programs3
Stints4
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating78Peak86
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 | Old Dominion | 0.12 | 0.16 | 2.03 |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | -0.02 | 0.00 | -0.10 |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 0.04 | 0.12 | 1.30 |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | -0.05 | -0.06 | -0.75 |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.43 |
| 2018 | Kansas State | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.19 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating69Peak77
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 | Old Dominion | Linebackers | 83 | -0.2 | 0.835 | 0.42 |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | Linebackers | 77 | +5.8 | 0.833 | 0.46 |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | Linebackers | 83 | +5.9 | 0.763 | 0.42 |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | Linebackers | 73 | +2.7 | 0.797 | -0.23 |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | Linebackers | 71 | — | 0.832 | -0.35 |
| 2020 | Old Dominion | Linebackers | — | — | 0.819 | -0.17 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | Linebackers | 71 | -4.2 | 0.869 | -0.43 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | Special teams | 59 | +1.2 | 0.869 | 0.14 |
| 2018 | Kansas State | Linebackers | 69 | +10.6 | 0.846 | 0.34 |
| 2017 | Kansas State | Linebackers | 70 | +4.2 | 0.837 | -0.08 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.