Coaches / Position coach / Vic So'oto
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Vic So'oto
Assistant Coach, Linebackers · UCLA
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive line. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating60Peak60
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 | California | -0.03 | -0.03 | -0.40 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive line
Rating62Peak78
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 | California | Defensive line | 69 | -3.5 | 0.866 | -0.37 |
| 2024 | California | Special teams | 66 | -5.7 | 0.845 | 0.03 |
| 2024 | California | Defensive line | 72 | -1.1 | 0.845 | -0.18 |
| 2023 | California | Special teams | 67 | +0.7 | 0.836 | 0.26 |
| 2023 | California | Defensive line | 71 | +8.3 | 0.836 | 0.39 |
| 2022 | California | Defensive line | 65 | -6.4 | 0.849 | -0.96 |
| 2021 | USC | Defensive line | 67 | -4.6 | 0.876 | -0.51 |
| 2020 | USC | Defensive line | 70 | +1.3 | 0.934 | 0.44 |
| 2019 | Virginia | Defensive line | 72 | +9.9 | 0.865 | 0.71 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.