Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Lyle Hemphill
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Lyle Hemphill
Defensive Coordinator · Texas A&M
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
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Stints7
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating74Peak78
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 | James Madison | 0.11 | 0.15 | 1.90 |
| 2023 | Duke | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.33 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 0.01 | -0.03 | -0.19 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.14 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.14 |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | -0.03 | -0.06 | -0.74 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating79Peak87
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | Defensive backs | 82 | +6.7 | 0.850 | 0.93 |
| 2023 | Duke | Defensive backs | 77 | +2.8 | — | 0.34 |
| 2022 | Duke | Defensive backs | 72 | +3.6 | 0.859 | 0.17 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | Defensive backs | 80 | +1.2 | — | 0.41 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | Defensive backs | 74 | +2.1 | 0.840 | 0.01 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | Defensive backs | 75 | -5.3 | — | -0.36 |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | Defensive backs | 79 | +6.1 | 0.859 | 0.77 |
| 2017 | Wake Forest | Defensive backs | 84 | +10.7 | 0.846 | 1.34 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.