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Nate Faanes
Defensive Coordinator -- Linebackers · Charlotte
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here2
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Stints3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | -0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating55Peak74
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 | Charlotte | Linebackers | 74 | -4.7 | 0.846 | -0.40 |
| 2024 | Ohio | Linebackers | 75 | +14.0 | 0.816 | 0.85 |
| 2024 | Ohio | Special teams | 59 | -0.7 | 0.816 | -0.26 |
| 2023 | Ohio | Linebackers | 80 | +2.6 | 0.836 | 0.42 |
| 2023 | Ohio | Special teams | 56 | +14.8 | 0.836 | 0.31 |
| 2022 | Ohio | Special teams | 61 | -9.8 | 0.807 | -0.55 |
| 2022 | Ohio | Linebackers | 72 | -9.7 | 0.807 | -1.13 |
| 2021 | Ohio | Linebackers | 67 | +0.8 | — | -0.43 |
| 2021 | Ohio | Special teams | 59 | -27.2 | — | -1.13 |
| 2019 | Ohio | Special teams | 61 | +5.7 | 0.775 | -0.23 |
| 2019 | Ohio | Linebackers | 71 | -3.2 | 0.775 | -0.96 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.