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Matt Powledge
Defensive Coordinator · North Texas
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating54Peak55
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baylor | -0.03 | -0.05 | -0.61 |
| 2024 | Baylor | -0.00 | 0.03 | 0.25 |
| 2023 | Baylor | -0.07 | -0.13 | -1.48 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating68Peak84
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 | Baylor | Defensive backs | 73 | +2.3 | 0.877 | 0.23 |
| 2024 | Baylor | Defensive backs | 76 | -0.6 | 0.870 | 0.14 |
| 2023 | Baylor | Defensive backs | 67 | -10.3 | 0.882 | -1.01 |
| 2022 | Oregon | Defensive backs | 81 | +4.6 | 0.896 | 1.03 |
| 2021 | Baylor | Defensive backs | 83 | -4.7 | 0.875 | 0.32 |
| 2021 | Baylor | Special teams | 62 | +15.8 | 0.875 | 0.86 |
| 2020 | Baylor | Defensive backs | 77 | +2.3 | 0.864 | 0.38 |
| 2020 | Baylor | Special teams | 55 | -13.3 | 0.864 | -0.59 |
| 2019 | Louisiana | Special teams | 67 | +5.8 | 0.824 | 0.38 |
| 2019 | Louisiana | Defensive line | 68 | -6.6 | 0.824 | -0.95 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.