Jimmy Lindsey

Assistant Coach – Run Game Coordinator/Edges/Defensive Line · Western Kentucky

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

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here2

Programs5

Stints6

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2025–2026Western KentuckyAssistant Coach – Run Game Coordinator/Edges/Defensive Line

2023LSUDefensive Line Coach

2021–2022South CarolinaDefensive Line Coach

2020IllinoisDefensive Ends Coach

2017–2019Western KentuckyAssistant Coach -- Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator

2016Georgia SouthernAssistant Coach - Defensive Line Coach

Rating74Peak87

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	Western Kentucky	Defensive line	72	+8.9	0.849	0.57
2023	LSU	Defensive line	77	+2.9	0.909	0.81
2022	South Carolina	Defensive line	79	+8.5	0.917	1.38
2021	South Carolina	Defensive line	72	-3.3	0.862	-0.18
2020	Illinois	Defensive line	59	-10.4	0.837	-1.64
2019	Western Kentucky	Defensive line	81	+4.8	0.815	0.60
2018	Western Kentucky	Defensive line	74	-0.7	0.819	-0.18
2017	Western Kentucky	Defensive line	72	+7.0	0.812	0.23
2016	Georgia Southern	Defensive line	70	—	0.798	-0.54

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