Hank Poteat

Cornerbacks Coach · Michigan State

Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here1

Programs5

Stints5

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2026Michigan StateCornerbacks Coach

2023–2025Iowa StateCornerbacks

2021–2022WisconsinCornerbacks

2016–2020ToledoCornerbacks Coach

2016Kent StateCornerbacks

Rating75Peak85

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	Iowa State	Defensive backs	77	+3.7	0.855	0.45
2024	Iowa State	Defensive backs	84	-1.7	0.839	0.37
2023	Iowa State	Defensive backs	84	+8.0	0.830	1.02
2022	Wisconsin	Defensive backs	78	+2.8	0.879	0.59
2021	Wisconsin	Defensive backs	85	+3.9	0.831	0.81
2020	Toledo	Defensive backs	69	+4.9	0.837	-0.04
2019	Toledo	Defensive backs	68	-6.6	0.831	-1.03
2018	Toledo	Defensive backs	73	-2.0	0.824	-0.40
2017	Toledo	Defensive backs	75	+9.4	0.809	0.43
2016	Toledo	Defensive backs	70	—	0.802	-0.60
2016	Kent State	Defensive backs	75	—	0.802	-0.34

Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.