Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Kevin Kane
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Kevin Kane
Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers · Purdue
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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index in development
Seasons here1
Programs4
Stints5
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating53Peak76
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Purdue | -0.16 | -0.16 | -2.22 |
| 2023 | Purdue | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.24 |
| 2020 | SMU | -0.07 | -0.07 | -0.95 |
| 2019 | SMU | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.54 |
| 2018 | SMU | -0.03 | -0.00 | -0.18 |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 0.05 | 0.11 | 1.23 |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | -0.09 | — | -0.47 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating65Peak67
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 | Minnesota | Defensive line | 77 | +3.4 | 0.879 | 0.70 |
| 2025 | Minnesota | Defensive backs | 78 | +0.9 | 0.879 | 0.41 |
| 2020 | SMU | Linebackers | 70 | -6.8 | 0.838 | -0.89 |
| 2019 | SMU | Linebackers | 75 | -2.6 | 0.801 | -0.47 |
| 2018 | SMU | Linebackers | 78 | +0.5 | 0.790 | -0.12 |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | Defensive backs | 76 | -4.9 | 0.800 | -0.61 |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | Defensive backs | 74 | — | 0.772 | -0.53 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.