Coaches / Position coach / Matt Barnes
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Rating75recent
Peak85best 5 yrs
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Matt Barnes
Special Teams Coordinator · Maryland
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. 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
Rating72Peak72
His defense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating75Peak85
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 | Mississippi State | Defensive backs | 77 | +4.4 | 0.891 | 0.73 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | Defensive backs | 69 | -3.5 | 0.872 | -0.48 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | Defensive backs | 78 | +1.0 | 0.938 | 0.81 |
| 2020 | Ohio State | Defensive backs | 72 | +2.3 | 0.914 | 0.41 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | Defensive backs | 82 | +1.7 | 0.914 | 0.99 |
| 2018 | Maryland | Special teams | 64 | +16.8 | 0.870 | 0.95 |
| 2018 | Maryland | Linebackers | 72 | -4.6 | 0.870 | -0.38 |
| 2017 | Maryland | Linebackers | 71 | -5.7 | 0.852 | -0.66 |
| 2016 | Maryland | Linebackers | 74 | — | 0.858 | -0.02 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.