Coaches / Position coach / James Laurinaitis
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James Laurinaitis
Linebackers Coach · Ohio State
Headline rating: as position coach · linebackers. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here4
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · linebackers
Rating86Peak87
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 | Ohio State | Linebackers | 79 | -3.9 | 0.937 | 0.54 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | Linebackers | 82 | +6.7 | 0.933 | 1.45 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | Linebackers | 79 | -0.8 | 0.929 | 0.69 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.