Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Scottie Hazelton
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Scottie Hazelton
Defensive Coordinator · Wake Forest
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
Chemistry
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index in development
Seasons here2
Programs4
Stints4
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating75Peak81
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 | Wake Forest | 0.09 | 0.14 | 1.72 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | -0.03 | -0.02 | -0.36 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | -0.03 | -0.07 | -0.77 |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 0.03 | -0.04 | -0.14 |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.60 |
| 2019 | Kansas State | 0.02 | -0.00 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | Wyoming | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.61 |
| 2017 | Wyoming | 0.10 | 0.11 | 1.54 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating68Peak71
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 | Wake Forest | Linebackers | 76 | +6.6 | 0.871 | 0.68 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | Linebackers | 75 | -7.2 | 0.853 | -0.45 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | Linebackers | 79 | -2.6 | 0.897 | 0.38 |
| 2019 | Kansas State | Linebackers | 71 | +0.9 | 0.827 | -0.35 |
| 2017 | Wyoming | Linebackers | 78 | -1.6 | 0.767 | -0.39 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.