Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Dontae Wright
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Dontae Wright
Defensive Coordinator / Safeties · Troy
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here3
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating72Peak72
His defense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating64Peak76
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 | Troy | Defensive backs | 80 | +1.7 | 0.857 | 0.51 |
| 2024 | Troy | Defensive backs | 74 | -1.5 | 0.847 | -0.19 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | Defensive backs | 82 | +4.5 | 0.864 | 0.86 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | Defensive backs | 69 | +0.1 | — | -0.33 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | Defensive backs | 74 | -1.3 | 0.867 | -0.02 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | Defensive backs | 76 | +0.3 | 0.858 | 0.15 |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | Defensive backs | 71 | -4.0 | 0.841 | -0.60 |
| 2018 | Western Michigan | Special teams | 41 | — | 0.799 | -1.09 |
| 2018 | Western Michigan | Defensive backs | 64 | +1.3 | 0.799 | -0.87 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.