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Jess Loepp
Defensive Coordinator/Safeties · UTSA
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here5
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating73Peak73
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 | UTSA | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.68 |
| 2024 | UTSA | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.77 |
| 2023 | UTSA | 0.00 | -0.02 | -0.15 |
| 2022 | UTSA | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.21 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating69Peak73
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 | UTSA | Defensive backs | 75 | +2.3 | 0.862 | 0.27 |
| 2024 | UTSA | Defensive backs | 74 | +0.7 | 0.825 | -0.15 |
| 2023 | UTSA | Defensive backs | 77 | +0.8 | 0.853 | 0.22 |
| 2022 | UTSA | Defensive backs | 79 | +3.9 | — | 0.52 |
| 2021 | UTSA | Defensive backs | 74 | -5.7 | 0.877 | -0.29 |
| 2020 | UTSA | Defensive backs | 70 | +2.9 | 0.824 | -0.21 |
| 2017 | SMU | Defensive backs | 83 | +7.3 | 0.799 | 0.72 |
| 2016 | SMU | Defensive backs | 82 | — | 0.786 | -0.02 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.