Darcel McBath

Cornerbacks Coach · Texas Tech

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

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here3

Programs3

Stints3

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2024–2026Texas TechCornerbacks Coach

2020–2023Mississippi StateAssistant Football Coach (Cornerbacks)

2017–2019Washington StateInterim Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks

Rating77Peak79

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	Texas Tech	Defensive backs	84	-2.3	0.889	0.60
2023	Mississippi State	Defensive backs	73	+1.7	0.865	0.13
2022	Mississippi State	Defensive backs	85	+1.6	0.871	0.86
2021	Mississippi State	Defensive backs	78	-3.6	0.869	0.03
2020	Mississippi State	Defensive backs	81	+9.6	0.812	0.83
2019	Washington State	Defensive backs	75	-3.0	0.862	-0.17
2018	Washington State	Defensive backs	78	-0.4	0.842	0.09

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