Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Maurice Crum Jr.
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Maurice Crum Jr.
Co-Defensive Coordinator / Play Caller · SMU
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
Programs3
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 | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.26 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.64 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating65Peak75
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 | SMU | Linebackers | 76 | +8.0 | 0.880 | 0.83 |
| 2024 | SMU | Linebackers | 79 | -2.9 | 0.847 | 0.06 |
| 2023 | SMU | Linebackers | 75 | +1.8 | 0.861 | 0.22 |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | Linebackers | 75 | +2.5 | 0.923 | 0.63 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | Linebackers | 73 | -4.9 | — | -0.48 |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | Linebackers | 73 | +4.0 | 0.814 | -0.07 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | Special teams | 40 | -38.2 | 0.798 | -2.54 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | Linebackers | 77 | +2.5 | 0.798 | 0.02 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | Linebackers | 71 | -2.1 | 0.811 | -0.66 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.