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Cherokee Valeria
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Safeties · Kent State
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. 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
Rating62Peak62
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 | Kent State | -0.13 | 0.05 | -0.23 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating56Peak64
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 | Kent State | Defensive backs | 68 | -3.4 | — | -0.64 |
| 2024 | Sacramento State | Defensive backs | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | Sacramento State | Defensive backs | — | — | 0.848 | -0.01 |
| 2022 | Sacramento State | Defensive backs | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Sacramento State | Defensive backs | — | — | 0.800 | -0.31 |
| 2020 | Sacramento State | Defensive backs | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Sacramento State | Defensive backs | — | — | 0.840 | -0.06 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.