Coaches / Position coach / Craig Naivar
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Craig Naivar
Special Teams Coordinator · Arizona
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here2
Programs6
Stints6
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating63Peak66
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 | Coastal Carolina | -0.05 | -0.01 | -0.32 |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | -0.03 | 0.03 | 0.10 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating77Peak95
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 | Arizona | Special teams | 57 | — | 0.824 | -0.27 |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | Defensive backs | 77 | -1.2 | 0.844 | 0.03 |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | Defensive backs | 87 | +12.4 | 0.833 | 1.54 |
| 2022 | SMU | Special teams | 67 | — | 0.846 | 0.28 |
| 2022 | SMU | Defensive backs | 72 | +1.8 | 0.846 | -0.07 |
| 2021 | USC | Defensive backs | 68 | -11.4 | 0.976 | -0.45 |
| 2020 | USC | Defensive backs | 79 | -1.0 | 0.901 | 0.51 |
| 2019 | Texas | Defensive backs | 72 | +0.8 | 0.931 | 0.39 |
| 2018 | Texas | Defensive backs | 81 | +0.6 | 0.939 | 0.96 |
| 2017 | Texas | Special teams | 75 | +15.1 | 0.904 | 1.56 |
| 2017 | Texas | Defensive backs | 83 | +8.9 | 0.904 | 1.53 |
| 2016 | Houston | Defensive backs | 75 | — | 0.778 | -0.43 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.