Coaches / Position coach / Mike Ekeler
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Mike Ekeler
Special Teams Coordinator / Linebackers Coach · USC
Headline rating: as position coach · special teams. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
Programs6
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Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating65Peak65
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Texas | 0.01 | — | 0.04 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · special teams
Rating80Peak90
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 | Nebraska | Special teams | 60 | +12.8 | 0.800 | 0.18 |
| 2024 | Tennessee | Defensive line | 84 | +4.0 | 0.922 | 1.42 |
| 2024 | Tennessee | Special teams | 68 | +3.8 | 0.922 | 0.98 |
| 2023 | Tennessee | Defensive line | 82 | +4.3 | 0.887 | 1.11 |
| 2023 | Tennessee | Special teams | 66 | +4.8 | 0.887 | 0.71 |
| 2022 | Tennessee | Special teams | 58 | +0.8 | 0.919 | 0.41 |
| 2022 | Tennessee | Defensive line | 80 | +0.6 | 0.919 | 0.93 |
| 2021 | Tennessee | Defensive line | 78 | +3.9 | 0.871 | 0.75 |
| 2021 | Tennessee | Special teams | 57 | — | 0.871 | 0.04 |
| 2020 | North Texas | Special teams | 57 | -10.3 | — | -0.62 |
| 2019 | Kansas | Special teams | 61 | +10.7 | 0.836 | 0.39 |
| 2019 | Kansas | Linebackers | 71 | +5.6 | 0.836 | 0.08 |
| 2018 | Kansas | Linebackers | 76 | -1.4 | 0.833 | -0.13 |
| 2018 | North Carolina | Linebackers | 76 | -1.9 | 0.833 | -0.16 |
| 2018 | Kansas | Special teams | 70 | +0.7 | 0.833 | 0.38 |
| 2017 | Kansas | Linebackers | 71 | +4.3 | 0.841 | 0.01 |
| 2017 | Kansas | Special teams | 63 | -13.2 | 0.841 | -0.40 |
| 2017 | North Carolina | Linebackers | 74 | -3.7 | 0.841 | -0.34 |
| 2016 | North Texas | Linebackers | 74 | — | 0.783 | -0.48 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.