Coaches / Position coach / D.K. McDonald
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D.K. McDonald
Defensive Coordinator · Kansas
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here3
Programs2
Stints2
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating70Peak70
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 | Kansas | Defensive backs | 81 | +0.9 | 0.880 | 0.61 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | Defensive backs | 75 | -4.3 | 0.857 | -0.27 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | Defensive backs | 78 | -1.5 | 0.853 | 0.10 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | Defensive backs | 77 | +2.6 | 0.841 | 0.24 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | Defensive backs | 74 | +0.4 | 0.848 | -0.03 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | Defensive backs | 76 | — | 0.840 | -0.03 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.