Kelly Poppinga

Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Coach · BYU

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

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Seasons here1

Programs3

Stints4

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2026BYUDefensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Coach

2023–2025BYUSpecial Teams Coordinator, Defensive Ends Coach

2022Boise StateCo-Special Teams Coordinator / EDGE

2016–2021VirginiaCo-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Rating85Peak88

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	BYU	Special teams	68	-1.6	0.886	0.55
2025	BYU	Defensive line	76	+6.4	0.886	0.90
2024	BYU	Defensive line	77	-2.8	0.854	0.07
2024	BYU	Special teams	75	+20.8	0.854	1.43
2023	BYU	Special teams	74	+19.1	0.859	1.38
2023	BYU	Defensive line	72	-1.2	0.859	-0.06
2022	Boise State	Special teams	68	+6.1	0.850	0.58
2022	Boise State	Defensive line	75	-1.2	0.850	0.08
2021	Virginia	Linebackers	78	+2.5	0.852	0.41
2020	Virginia	Defensive line	69	+1.2	0.879	0.03
2019	Virginia	Defensive line	72	+9.9	0.866	0.72
2018	Virginia	Linebackers	81	+2.3	0.863	0.66
2017	Virginia	Linebackers	82	+2.3	0.856	0.67
2016	Virginia	Linebackers	79	—	0.836	0.20

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