Coaches / Position coach / Perry Eliano
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Perry Eliano
Position coach
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Programs5
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Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating50Peak50
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bowling Green | -0.13 | -0.07 | -1.32 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating83Peak94
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 | Toledo | Defensive backs | 89 | -3.0 | — | 0.63 |
| 2024 | Toledo | Defensive backs | 86 | +19.5 | 0.853 | 2.12 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | Defensive backs | 80 | -0.5 | 0.915 | 0.67 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | Defensive backs | 91 | +1.6 | 0.860 | 1.15 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | Defensive backs | 86 | -4.8 | 0.845 | 0.27 |
| 2019 | New Mexico | Special teams | 67 | +1.8 | 0.807 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | New Mexico | Defensive backs | 68 | -1.3 | 0.807 | -0.76 |
| 2018 | New Mexico | Special teams | 66 | — | 0.790 | -0.10 |
| 2018 | New Mexico | Defensive backs | 72 | -3.8 | 0.790 | -0.85 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.