Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Clayton White
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Clayton White
Defensive Coordinator/LBs · South Carolina
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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index in development
Seasons here6
Programs2
Stints2
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating75Peak77
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 | South Carolina | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.48 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 0.12 | 0.09 | 1.42 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.51 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 0.02 | -0.04 | -0.25 |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 0.07 | 0.11 | 1.34 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | -0.02 | 0.03 | 0.17 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | -0.09 | -0.08 | -1.13 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating78Peak78
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 | South Carolina | Linebackers | 79 | +3.3 | 0.890 | 0.78 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | Linebackers | 77 | -6.0 | 0.871 | -0.16 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | Linebackers | 75 | +3.9 | 0.888 | 0.52 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | Linebackers | 71 | +2.6 | 0.927 | 0.41 |
| 2021 | South Carolina | Linebackers | 77 | +0.3 | 0.896 | 0.47 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | Defensive backs | 82 | +1.4 | — | 0.52 |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | Defensive backs | 81 | +3.1 | 0.793 | 0.27 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.