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Jay Bateman
Defensive Coordinator · Kentucky
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
Programs5
Stints5
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating63Peak66
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 | Texas A&M | 0.07 | -0.05 | -0.08 |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.74 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | -0.04 | -0.07 | -0.83 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | -0.03 | -0.09 | -1.01 |
| 2019 | North Carolina | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.63 |
| 2018 | Army | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.44 |
| 2017 | Army | -0.08 | -0.09 | -1.23 |
| 2016 | Army | 0.02 | — | 0.10 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating78Peak84
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 | Texas A&M | Linebackers | 79 | -0.8 | 0.899 | 0.53 |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | Linebackers | 79 | +4.7 | 0.919 | 1.03 |
| 2023 | Florida | Linebackers | 70 | +2.7 | 0.973 | 0.67 |
| 2022 | Florida | Linebackers | 82 | -4.1 | 0.893 | 0.44 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | Defensive backs | 71 | -2.5 | — | -0.43 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | Defensive backs | 71 | -7.5 | 0.905 | -0.46 |
| 2019 | North Carolina | Defensive backs | 73 | +4.0 | 0.925 | 0.67 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.