Coaches / Position coach / Joe Salave'a
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Joe Salave'a
Associate Head Coach / Defensive Line Coach · Arizona
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive line. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here2
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
2017–2021OregonAssociate Head Coach - Defense/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line
As position coach · defensive line
Rating71Peak75
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 | Arizona | Defensive line | 73 | +1.1 | 0.871 | 0.23 |
| 2021 | Oregon | Defensive line | 75 | +2.9 | 0.880 | 0.54 |
| 2020 | Oregon | Defensive line | 72 | -2.7 | 0.891 | -0.00 |
| 2019 | Oregon | Defensive line | 77 | -1.8 | 0.864 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | Oregon | Defensive line | 71 | +8.8 | 0.903 | 0.86 |
| 2017 | Oregon | Defensive line | 73 | -6.4 | 0.849 | -0.42 |
| 2016 | Washington State | Defensive line | 72 | — | 0.816 | -0.29 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.