Coaches / Offensive coordinator / Mike Denbrock
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Mike Denbrock
John and Bobbie Arlotta Family Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach · Notre Dame
Headline rating: as offensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here3
Programs3
Stints4
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As offensive coordinator
Rating88Peak92
His offense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
| Season | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 0.17 | 0.05 | 1.27 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 0.16 | 0.04 | 1.13 |
| 2023 | LSU | 0.30 | 0.11 | 2.38 |
| 2022 | LSU | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.59 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.63 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.95 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 0.02 | -0.03 | -0.17 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.52 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | -0.03 | 0.03 | 0.14 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · tight ends
Rating87Peak89
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 | Notre Dame | Tight ends | 70 | +18.0 | 0.945 | 1.57 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | Tight ends | 70 | -2.7 | 0.943 | 0.83 |
| 2022 | LSU | Tight ends | 67 | — | 0.912 | 0.62 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | Tight ends | 71 | +0.7 | 0.867 | 0.53 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | Tight ends | 71 | — | — | 0.36 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | Tight ends | 70 | +6.6 | — | 0.53 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | Tight ends | 66 | +13.0 | — | 0.61 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | Quarterbacks | 57 | -3.0 | 0.864 | -0.31 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | Tight ends | 58 | — | 0.964 | 0.59 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.