Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Sean Cronin
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Sean Cronin
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach · Central Michigan
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here2
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating73Peak73
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 | Central Michigan | -0.01 | 0.09 | 0.77 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive line
Rating52Peak81
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 | Central Michigan | Linebackers | 78 | +1.0 | 0.833 | 0.16 |
| 2024 | Army | Defensive line | 72 | -5.8 | 0.830 | -0.61 |
| 2023 | Army | Defensive line | 63 | -9.3 | 0.787 | -1.63 |
| 2022 | Army | Defensive line | 65 | -10.2 | 0.795 | -1.56 |
| 2021 | Colorado State | Linebackers | 75 | -3.4 | 0.860 | -0.15 |
| 2020 | Colorado State | Linebackers | 72 | +1.8 | 0.812 | -0.31 |
| 2019 | South Florida | Defensive line | 72 | -0.8 | 0.832 | -0.22 |
| 2018 | South Florida | Offensive line | 69 | -6.4 | 0.831 | -0.21 |
| 2018 | South Florida | Defensive line | 75 | +1.3 | 0.831 | 0.10 |
| 2017 | South Florida | Defensive line | 81 | +8.8 | 0.841 | 1.09 |
| 2017 | South Florida | Offensive line | 79 | -3.5 | 0.841 | 0.27 |
| 2016 | South Florida | Offensive line | 90 | — | 0.810 | 0.54 |
| 2016 | South Florida | Defensive line | 69 | — | 0.810 | -0.51 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.