Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Brian Williams
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Brian Williams
Defensive Coordinator/Safeties · Jacksonville State
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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index in development
Seasons here2
Programs2
Stints3
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating72Peak77
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 | Jacksonville State | -0.06 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| 2024 | Maryland | 0.01 | -0.02 | -0.11 |
| 2023 | Maryland | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.57 |
| 2022 | Maryland | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.95 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive line
Rating58Peak63
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 | Maryland | Defensive line | 69 | -7.9 | 0.878 | -0.61 |
| 2023 | Maryland | Defensive line | 72 | +4.1 | 0.867 | 0.33 |
| 2022 | Maryland | Defensive line | 69 | -3.3 | 0.873 | -0.34 |
| 2021 | Maryland | Defensive line | 72 | -3.6 | 0.869 | -0.16 |
| 2020 | Maryland | Defensive line | 69 | -3.1 | 0.895 | -0.17 |
| 2019 | Maryland | Defensive line | 68 | +1.2 | 0.854 | -0.21 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.