Coaches / Position coach / James Adams
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not coaching now
Rating42recent
Peak57best 5 yrs
Career42whole career
confidence
James Adams
Safeties 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 here2
Programs5
Stints5
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating42Peak57
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 | Michigan State | Defensive backs | 71 | +1.0 | 0.871 | -0.05 |
| 2021 | Purdue | Defensive backs | 76 | +1.0 | — | 0.12 |
| 2020 | Navy | Defensive backs | 67 | -12.6 | — | -1.42 |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | Defensive backs | 71 | -4.0 | 0.839 | -0.61 |
| 2018 | Charlotte | Defensive backs | 65 | -10.3 | 0.767 | -1.91 |
| 2017 | Charlotte | Defensive backs | 69 | -9.2 | 0.771 | -1.55 |
| 2016 | Charlotte | Defensive backs | 74 | — | 0.781 | -0.50 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.