Coaches / Position coach / Clay Bignell
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Clay Bignell
Safeties · New Mexico
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. 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
Rating46Peak46
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | -0.17 | -0.07 | -1.54 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
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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 | New Mexico | Defensive backs | 75 | -1.0 | 0.830 | -0.21 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | Defensive backs | 65 | -10.0 | 0.848 | -1.32 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.