Cory Sanders

Defensive Coordinator · Pittsburgh

Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.

Chemistry

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Seasons here1

Programs2

Stints3

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2026PittsburghDefensive Coordinator

2019–2025PittsburghAssistant Head Coach / Safeties

2017Western MichiganAssistant Coach - Defensive Backs

Rating78Peak85

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	Pittsburgh	Defensive backs	77	+0.3	0.873	0.32
2024	Pittsburgh	Defensive backs	75	+0.2	0.861	0.12
2023	Pittsburgh	Defensive backs	79	-3.8	0.867	0.08
2022	Pittsburgh	Defensive backs	87	+4.3	0.865	1.13
2021	Pittsburgh	Defensive backs	80	+5.5	—	0.73
2020	Pittsburgh	Defensive backs	81	+0.3	0.869	0.53
2019	Pittsburgh	Defensive backs	85	+5.2	0.867	1.13
2017	Western Michigan	Defensive backs	72	-3.1	0.816	-0.59

Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.