Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Erik Chinander
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Erik Chinander
Defensive Coordinator · Boise State
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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index in development
Seasons here3
Programs3
Stints4
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating73Peak76
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.98 |
| 2024 | Boise State | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.47 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | -0.03 | -0.05 | -0.61 |
| 2021 | Nebraska | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| 2020 | Nebraska | 0.02 | -0.00 | 0.07 |
| 2019 | Nebraska | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.40 |
| 2018 | Nebraska | -0.04 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 2017 | UCF | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.70 |
| 2016 | UCF | 0.13 | — | 0.65 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive line
Rating53Peak68
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 | Boise State | Defensive line | 67 | -10.7 | 0.850 | -1.10 |
| 2024 | Boise State | Defensive line | 71 | -3.1 | 0.852 | -0.28 |
| 2023 | Boise State | Defensive line | 74 | +3.4 | 0.835 | 0.20 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.