Coaches / Position coach / Derek Sage
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Derek Sage
Wide Receivers / Special Teams Coordinator · Washington State
Headline rating: as position coach · tight ends. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
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Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As offensive coordinator
Rating43Peak57
His offense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
| Season | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nevada | -0.17 | -0.09 | -1.58 |
| 2022 | Nevada | -0.08 | -0.03 | -0.61 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · tight ends
Rating67Peak83
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 | Toledo | Tight ends | 63 | — | — | 0.04 |
| 2024 | Toledo | Tight ends | 62 | -9.7 | — | -0.33 |
| 2023 | Nevada | Quarterbacks | 61 | — | 0.812 | -0.33 |
| 2022 | Nevada | Tight ends | 46 | — | — | -0.63 |
| 2021 | UCLA | Special teams | 54 | -16.2 | 0.906 | -0.46 |
| 2021 | UCLA | Tight ends | 76 | +11.3 | 0.906 | 1.33 |
| 2020 | UCLA | Tight ends | 71 | — | — | 0.34 |
| 2020 | UCLA | Special teams | 69 | — | — | 0.26 |
| 2019 | UCLA | Special teams | 63 | -3.2 | 0.813 | -0.22 |
| 2019 | UCLA | Tight ends | 67 | — | 0.813 | -0.03 |
| 2018 | UCLA | Tight ends | 81 | +18.3 | 0.833 | 1.30 |
| 2017 | Washington State | Receivers | 75 | +4.8 | 0.841 | 0.42 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.