Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Robert Bala
Career
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not coaching now
Rating79recent
Peak84best 5 yrs
Career79whole career
confidence
Robert Bala
Defensive Coordinator · James Madison
Headline rating: as position coach · linebackers. Every role he has been rated in is below.
Chemistry
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index in development
Seasons here1
Programs5
Stints5
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · linebackers
Rating79Peak84
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 | Florida | Linebackers | 79 | +3.9 | — | 0.51 |
| 2024 | Washington | Linebackers | 73 | -2.0 | 0.904 | 0.10 |
| 2023 | Alabama | Linebackers | 88 | +2.8 | 0.890 | 1.31 |
| 2022 | Liberty | Linebackers | 76 | +6.1 | 0.844 | 0.45 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.