Coaches / Position coach / Sam Carter
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not coaching now
Rating78recent
Peak78best 5 yrs
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Sam Carter
Assistant Secondary Coach / Nickels · USC
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
Programs6
Stints6
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating78Peak78
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 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive backs | 84 | +5.8 | 0.854 | 0.99 |
| 2024 | Purdue | Defensive backs | 70 | +0.7 | 0.877 | -0.07 |
| 2023 | Purdue | Defensive backs | 76 | +2.1 | 0.904 | 0.57 |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | Defensive backs | 78 | -0.7 | — | 0.16 |
| 2021 | Arkansas | Defensive backs | 81 | -0.3 | 0.880 | 0.56 |
| 2020 | Arkansas | Defensive backs | 78 | -1.8 | 0.871 | 0.17 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.