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Zac Alley
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers · West Virginia
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here2
Programs4
Stints4
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating75Peak78
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 | West Virginia | -0.02 | -0.00 | -0.09 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.91 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1.29 |
| 2021 | UL Monroe | -0.07 | 0.01 | -0.23 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating76Peak78
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 | West Virginia | Linebackers | 76 | +3.9 | 0.861 | 0.42 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | Linebackers | 78 | -3.6 | 0.875 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | Linebackers | 79 | +0.1 | — | 0.23 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | Linebackers | 74 | +13.5 | — | 0.89 |
| 2022 | Jacksonville State | Linebackers | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | UL Monroe | Linebackers | 73 | +5.2 | — | 0.27 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville State | Linebackers | — | — | — | — |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.