Deke Adams

Defensive Ends Coach · West Virginia

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

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here1

Programs6

Stints6

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2026West VirginiaDefensive Ends Coach

2022–2024ArkansasDefensive Line

2021Florida InternationalAssistant Coach (Defensive Line/Run Game Coord.)

2020Ole MissAssistant Coach/Defensive Line

2017–2018North CarolinaDefensive Line Coach

2016East CarolinaAssistant Coach - Defensive Line

Rating68Peak81

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	Arkansas	Defensive line	77	+3.0	0.882	0.70
2023	Arkansas	Defensive line	77	-0.6	0.932	0.73
2022	Arkansas	Defensive line	71	+5.8	0.878	0.47
2021	Florida International	Defensive line	67	-16.6	0.803	-1.83
2020	Ole Miss	Defensive line	71	-8.2	0.889	-0.41
2018	North Carolina	Defensive line	79	-0.6	0.858	0.42
2017	North Carolina	Defensive line	77	+7.9	0.866	0.94
2016	East Carolina	Defensive line	63	—	0.808	-0.86

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