Coaches / Position coach / Johnny Nansen
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Johnny Nansen
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers · Texas
Headline rating: as position coach · linebackers. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here2
Programs4
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Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating61Peak61
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.66 |
| 2022 | Arizona | -0.10 | -0.09 | -1.28 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating83Peak88
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 | Linebackers | 85 | -2.5 | 0.942 | 1.02 |
| 2021 | UCLA | Defensive line | 69 | -0.4 | — | -0.24 |
| 2020 | UCLA | Defensive line | 72 | +5.4 | 0.879 | 0.54 |
| 2018 | USC | Linebackers | 78 | +6.3 | 0.887 | 0.88 |
| 2017 | USC | Linebackers | 84 | +2.2 | 0.936 | 1.25 |
| 2016 | USC | Linebackers | 80 | — | 0.920 | 0.75 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.