TJ Rushing

Position coach

Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.

Chemistry

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index in development

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Programs4

Stints4

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2024–2025AuburnSafeties Coach

2020–2023Texas A&MDefensive Backs

2018–2019MemphisAssistant Coach / Defensive Backs / Pass Game Coordinator

2016–2017Arizona StateAssistant Coach (Defensive Backs)

Rating74Peak94

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	Auburn	Defensive backs	72	-6.8	—	-0.65
2023	Texas A&M	Defensive backs	79	+0.3	0.912	0.66
2022	Texas A&M	Defensive backs	83	+1.8	0.950	1.27
2021	Texas A&M	Defensive backs	87	+7.7	0.954	1.98
2020	Texas A&M	Defensive backs	76	-6.2	0.901	-0.09
2019	Memphis	Defensive backs	76	-4.5	0.837	-0.33
2018	Memphis	Defensive backs	73	-0.4	0.831	-0.27
2017	Arizona State	Defensive backs	73	-6.2	0.871	-0.45
2016	Arizona State	Defensive backs	69	—	0.849	-0.39

Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.