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Jordan Peterson
Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs · Kansas State
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
Programs5
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Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating55Peak55
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New Mexico | -0.14 | -0.02 | -0.88 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating69Peak85
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 | Defensive backs | 79 | -6.5 | 0.941 | 0.36 |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | Defensive backs | 81 | +1.2 | 0.929 | 0.93 |
| 2023 | Kansas | Defensive backs | 80 | +9.2 | 0.883 | 1.21 |
| 2022 | Kansas | Defensive backs | 70 | -0.5 | 0.866 | -0.22 |
| 2020 | Kansas | Defensive backs | 71 | -2.2 | 0.857 | -0.38 |
| 2019 | New Mexico | Defensive backs | 68 | -1.3 | 0.793 | -0.84 |
| 2018 | New Mexico | Defensive backs | 72 | -3.8 | 0.805 | -0.76 |
| 2017 | New Mexico | Defensive backs | 71 | -2.0 | 0.792 | -0.76 |
| 2016 | Fresno State | Defensive line | 62 | — | 0.815 | -0.90 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.