Wayne Lineburg

Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends · Rice

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

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here2

Programs3

Stints3

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2025–2026RiceAssistant Head Coach/Tight Ends

2017–2024Wake ForestSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends

2016UConnQuarterbacks

Rating57Peak73

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	Rice	Tight ends	—	—	0.820	-0.15
2024	Wake Forest	Tight ends	47	-33.0	0.858	-1.69
2024	Wake Forest	Special teams	61	+2.8	0.858	0.24
2023	Wake Forest	Tight ends	55	—	0.840	-0.30
2023	Wake Forest	Special teams	54	-12.7	0.840	-0.76
2022	Wake Forest	Tight ends	61	+2.9	0.814	-0.15
2022	Wake Forest	Special teams	64	-0.2	0.814	-0.06
2021	Wake Forest	Special teams	70	+8.2	0.843	0.70
2021	Wake Forest	Tight ends	62	—	0.843	-0.01
2020	Wake Forest	Tight ends	—	—	0.827	-0.11
2020	Wake Forest	Special teams	62	-3.9	0.827	-0.19
2019	Wake Forest	Special teams	67	+14.1	0.823	0.66
2019	Wake Forest	Tight ends	63	-8.7	0.823	-0.41
2018	Wake Forest	Tight ends	64	—	0.834	0.02
2018	Wake Forest	Special teams	64	—	0.834	0.11
2017	Wake Forest	Tight ends	72	+13.6	0.827	0.75
2017	Wake Forest	Special teams	57	-5.2	0.827	-0.44
2016	UConn	Quarterbacks	54	—	0.804	-0.62

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