Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Colin Hitschler
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Colin Hitschler
Assistant Coach, Defensive Coordinator · UCLA
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
Rating84Peak84
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 | James Madison | 0.14 | 0.11 | 1.76 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating91Peak92
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 | Alabama | Defensive backs | 85 | +6.1 | 0.978 | 1.88 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | Defensive backs | 79 | +2.8 | 0.887 | 0.70 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | Defensive backs | 81 | +7.6 | 0.887 | 1.19 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | Defensive backs | 91 | +1.6 | 0.876 | 1.25 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | Defensive backs | 86 | -4.8 | 0.855 | 0.33 |
| 2017 | South Alabama | Defensive backs | 74 | +5.1 | 0.801 | 0.00 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.