Coaches / Offensive coordinator / Des Kitchings
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Des Kitchings
Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends · Virginia
Headline rating: as offensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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index in development
Seasons here5
Programs3
Stints4
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As offensive coordinator
Rating54Peak63
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.13 |
| 2024 | Virginia | -0.05 | -0.05 | -0.65 |
| 2023 | Virginia | -0.02 | 0.03 | 0.21 |
| 2022 | Virginia | -0.07 | -0.13 | -1.39 |
| 2019 | NC State | -0.08 | -0.11 | -1.28 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · running backs
Rating64Peak67
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 | Tight ends | 66 | +5.0 | — | 0.32 |
| 2024 | Virginia | Tight ends | 67 | — | 0.854 | 0.23 |
| 2023 | Virginia | Tight ends | 54 | -10.0 | 0.842 | -0.71 |
| 2022 | Virginia | Tight ends | 56 | — | 0.838 | -0.28 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | Running backs | 73 | — | 0.866 | 0.32 |
| 2019 | NC State | Running backs | 63 | -8.8 | — | -0.51 |
| 2018 | NC State | Running backs | 65 | +16.2 | 0.850 | 0.43 |
| 2017 | NC State | Running backs | 69 | -3.9 | 0.902 | 0.17 |
| 2016 | NC State | Running backs | 65 | — | 0.794 | -0.45 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.