Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Steve Ellis
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Steve Ellis
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks · Louisville
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · defensive backs
Rating70Peak79
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 | Louisville | Defensive backs | 87 | +0.5 | 0.895 | 1.04 |
| 2024 | Louisville | Defensive backs | 77 | +1.2 | — | 0.22 |
| 2023 | Louisville | Defensive backs | 84 | -1.7 | 0.858 | 0.47 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | Defensive backs | 68 | -9.9 | — | -1.15 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | Defensive backs | 79 | -0.6 | 0.818 | 0.03 |
| 2020 | East Carolina | Defensive backs | 72 | +3.7 | 0.820 | -0.05 |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive backs | 80 | +11.1 | 0.846 | 1.14 |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive backs | 72 | -6.5 | 0.823 | -0.81 |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive backs | 73 | — | 0.791 | -0.52 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.