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Shiel Wood
Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers · Texas Tech
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
Rating95Peak95
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 | Texas Tech | 0.27 | 0.22 | 3.31 |
| 2024 | Houston | 0.05 | 0.08 | 1.01 |
| 2023 | Tulane | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.52 |
| 2022 | Troy | 0.09 | 0.08 | 1.19 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating58Peak67
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Houston | Linebackers | 75 | +0.9 | 0.851 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | Tulane | Linebackers | 71 | -4.0 | — | -0.54 |
| 2022 | Troy | Defensive backs | 82 | +4.9 | 0.835 | 0.70 |
| 2021 | Army | Defensive backs | 75 | -1.4 | 0.777 | -0.56 |
| 2020 | Army | Linebackers | 77 | +0.2 | 0.786 | -0.26 |
| 2019 | Georgia State | Special teams | 53 | -2.2 | 0.834 | -0.47 |
| 2019 | Georgia State | Linebackers | 70 | -1.7 | 0.834 | -0.53 |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | Defensive backs | 69 | -3.0 | 0.847 | -0.58 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.