Coaches / Position coach / Derek Jones
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Derek Jones
Cornerbacks · Tennessee
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
Programs4
Stints4
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating62Peak77
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 | Virginia Tech | Defensive backs | 69 | -11.0 | 0.888 | -0.94 |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | Defensive backs | 80 | +9.9 | 0.855 | 1.09 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | Defensive backs | 72 | -4.5 | — | -0.54 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | Defensive backs | 73 | -3.3 | 0.871 | -0.20 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | Defensive backs | 75 | -2.7 | 0.874 | -0.01 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | Defensive backs | 74 | +1.0 | 0.826 | -0.15 |
| 2019 | Duke | Defensive backs | 79 | -0.1 | 0.846 | 0.21 |
| 2018 | Duke | Defensive backs | 73 | +4.5 | 0.880 | 0.39 |
| 2017 | Duke | Defensive backs | 78 | +6.6 | 0.860 | 0.74 |
| 2017 | Duke | Special teams | 57 | -3.2 | 0.860 | -0.14 |
| 2016 | Duke | Special teams | 49 | — | 0.797 | -0.77 |
| 2016 | Duke | Defensive backs | 72 | — | 0.797 | -0.54 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.