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Matt Caponi
Senior Defensive Analyst · Penn State
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating42Peak42
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 | North Texas | -0.10 | 0.01 | -0.47 |
| 2023 | North Texas | -0.17 | -0.11 | -1.83 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating64Peak72
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Texas | Defensive backs | 70 | -1.2 | 0.831 | -0.49 |
| 2022 | Iowa State | Defensive backs | 73 | +7.0 | — | 0.40 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | Defensive backs | 74 | -1.9 | — | -0.17 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | Defensive backs | 75 | -4.3 | 0.851 | -0.30 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | Defensive backs | 78 | -1.5 | 0.851 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | West Virginia | Defensive backs | 78 | -3.3 | 0.870 | 0.04 |
| 2017 | West Virginia | Defensive backs | 76 | +2.0 | 0.881 | 0.43 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | Defensive backs | 79 | — | 0.842 | 0.20 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.