Coaches / Position coach / Derrick Jackson
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Derrick Jackson
Defensive Assistant · Louisville
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating38Peak58
His defense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
| Season | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | -0.06 | 0.01 | -0.18 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | -0.13 | -0.11 | -1.66 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | -0.12 | -0.14 | -1.86 |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | -0.04 | 0.05 | 0.20 |
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | -0.04 | -0.10 | -1.06 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating52Peak66
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 | Bowling Green | Defensive backs | 73 | -6.4 | 0.850 | -0.59 |
| 2024 | Bowling Green | Defensive backs | 78 | +2.4 | 0.830 | 0.22 |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | Defensive backs | 78 | +4.0 | — | 0.50 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | Defensive backs | 67 | -6.5 | 0.798 | -1.27 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | Defensive backs | 71 | -5.1 | 0.816 | -0.82 |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | Defensive backs | 67 | -6.6 | 0.810 | -1.23 |
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | Defensive backs | 69 | +5.2 | 0.819 | -0.16 |
| 2018 | Purdue | Defensive backs | 73 | -1.2 | 0.856 | -0.16 |
| 2016 | Wake Forest | Defensive backs | 77 | — | 0.841 | 0.03 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.