Bobby Babich

Team: BUFType: DefensiveTenure: 9 years (2017-2026)

Coaching Timeline

Why does coaching matter?

CFB

Kent State

Graduate Assistant

20061 yr

CFB

Eastern Illinois

Defensive Backs

2007-104 yrs

Carolina Panthers

Administrative Coaching Asst.

20111 yr

Carolina Panthers

Asst. Defensive Backs

20121 yr

Cleveland Browns

Asst. Defensive Backs

2013-153 yrs

CFB

Florida International

Defensive Backs

20161 yr

Buffalo Bills

Asst. Defensive Backs

2017-215 yrs

Buffalo Bills

Linebackers

2022-232 yrs

Buffalo Bills

Defensive Coordinator

2024-252 yrs

Team Info

Season	Role	Team	Record	HC	OC	DC	QB1	QB2	RB1	WR/TE 1	WR/TE 2
2025	Defensive Coordinator	BUF	12-5	Sean McDermott	Joe Brady	Bobby Babich	Josh Allen(16.00)	Mitchell Trubisky(2.00)	James Cook(16.00)	Khalil Shakir(14.75)	Dalton Kincaid(10.75)
2024	Defensive Coordinator	BUF	13-4	Sean McDermott	Joe Brady	Bobby Babich	Josh Allen(16.00)	—	James Cook(15.50)	Khalil Shakir(14.50)	Keon Coleman(12.50)
2023	Other Notable Asst.	BUF	11-6	Sean McDermott	Joe Brady	Sean McDermott	Josh Allen(17.00)	—	James Cook(16.75)	Stefon Diggs(17.00)	Gabe Davis(16.50)
2022	Other Notable Asst.	BUF	13-3	Sean McDermott	Ken Dorsey	Leslie Frazier	Josh Allen(15.75)	—	Devin Singletary(15.75)	Stefon Diggs(15.75)	Gabe Davis(15.00)
2021	Safeties	BUF	11-6	Sean McDermott	Brian Daboll	Leslie Frazier	Josh Allen(17.00)	—	Devin Singletary(17.00)	Stefon Diggs(17.00)	Dawson Knox(14.75)

Coach Impact

Note: only calculated for first year upon arrival — take results with a grain of salt.

Percentiles

Buffalo Bills (2024–2025)

Defensive Coordinator(Promoted — was Asst. Defensive Backs here)

Promoted within team — delta reflects year-over-year change

	Before (2023)	First Year (2024)	Delta
DEFENSE
RZ P/V	5.0⁵¹	5.0⁵⁸	▼ -0.1⁵⁶
3&Out%	31.8%⁵⁵	29.8%⁴²	▼ -2.0%³⁶
TO Rate	2.9%⁹⁶	2.9%⁹⁶	0.0%⁴⁹
Penalty EPA	1.7⁷⁴	-5.9⁹⁵	▼ -7.6⁸³
Pass EPA	-0.065⁸⁸	0.084³¹	▲ +0.149⁹
Rush EPA	-0.073⁵²	-0.093⁶⁵	▼ -0.020⁶⁴
xRY Allowed	3.76⁷⁰	4.22²⁷	▲ +0.46¹⁶
RYOE Allowed	0.67¹²	0.42²⁶	▼ -0.25⁷⁶
YAC OEX Allowed	0.69¹⁸	0.52⁴¹	▼ -0.17⁷²
xYAC OEX Allowed	0.02⁴⁶	0.11²⁸	▲ +0.09³⁰

Core Efficiency - Defensive

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Pass/Rush Splits - Defensive

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Year	Role	Team	% Pass	Pass EPA	Pass Succ%	Pass SOS	xYAC OEX	YAC OEX	% RB Rush	Rush EPA	Rush Succ%	Rush SOS	xRY	RYOE	% QB Rush	QB Rush EPA
2025	DC	BUF	54.6%	-0.040	41.9%	-0.034	-0.07	0.04	40.3%	0.022	42.3%	-0.011	4.26	1.09	5.1%	0.517
2024	DC	BUF	59.7%	0.084	47.5%	0.019	0.11	0.52	35.9%	-0.093	38.1%	-0.002	4.22	0.42	4.4%	0.022

Season

Role

Team

Record

QB1

QB2

RB1

WR/TE 1

WR/TE 2

2025

Defensive Coordinator

12-5

Josh Allen(16.00)

Mitchell Trubisky(2.00)

James Cook(16.00)

Khalil Shakir(14.75)

Dalton Kincaid(10.75)

2024

Defensive Coordinator

13-4

Josh Allen(16.00)

—

James Cook(15.50)

Khalil Shakir(14.50)

Keon Coleman(12.50)

2023

Other Notable Asst.

11-6

Josh Allen(17.00)

—

James Cook(16.75)

Stefon Diggs(17.00)

Gabe Davis(16.50)

2022

Other Notable Asst.

13-3

Josh Allen(15.75)

—

Devin Singletary(15.75)

Stefon Diggs(15.75)

Gabe Davis(15.00)

2021

Safeties

11-6

Josh Allen(17.00)

—

Devin Singletary(17.00)

Stefon Diggs(17.00)

Dawson Knox(14.75)

	Before (2023)	First Year (2024)	Delta
DEFENSE
RZ P/V	5.0⁵¹	5.0⁵⁸	▼ -0.1⁵⁶
3&Out%	31.8%⁵⁵	29.8%⁴²	▼ -2.0%³⁶
TO Rate	2.9%⁹⁶	2.9%⁹⁶	0.0%⁴⁹
Penalty EPA	1.7⁷⁴	-5.9⁹⁵	▼ -7.6⁸³
Pass EPA	-0.065⁸⁸	0.084³¹	▲ +0.149⁹
Rush EPA	-0.073⁵²	-0.093⁶⁵	▼ -0.020⁶⁴
xRY Allowed	3.76⁷⁰	4.22²⁷	▲ +0.46¹⁶
RYOE Allowed	0.67¹²	0.42²⁶	▼ -0.25⁷⁶
YAC OEX Allowed	0.69¹⁸	0.52⁴¹	▼ -0.17⁷²
xYAC OEX Allowed	0.02⁴⁶	0.11²⁸	▲ +0.09³⁰

Before (2023)

First Year (2024)

Delta

DEFENSE

RZ P/V

5.0⁵¹

5.0⁵⁸

▼ -0.1⁵⁶

3&Out%

31.8%⁵⁵

29.8%⁴²

▼ -2.0%³⁶

TO Rate

2.9%⁹⁶

0.0%⁴⁹

Penalty EPA

1.7⁷⁴

-5.9⁹⁵

▼ -7.6⁸³

Pass EPA

-0.065⁸⁸

0.084³¹

▲ +0.149⁹

Rush EPA

-0.073⁵²

-0.093⁶⁵

▼ -0.020⁶⁴

xRY Allowed

3.76⁷⁰

4.22²⁷

▲ +0.46¹⁶

RYOE Allowed

0.67¹²

0.42²⁶

▼ -0.25⁷⁶

YAC OEX Allowed

0.69¹⁸

0.52⁴¹

▼ -0.17⁷²

xYAC OEX Allowed

0.02⁴⁶

0.11²⁸

▲ +0.09³⁰

Year

Role

Team

% Pass

Pass EPA

Pass Succ%

Pass SOS

xYAC OEX

YAC OEX

% RB Rush

Rush EPA

Rush Succ%

Rush SOS

xRY

RYOE

% QB Rush

QB Rush EPA

2025

BUF

54.6%

-0.040

41.9%

-0.034

-0.07

0.04

40.3%

0.022

42.3%

-0.011

4.26

1.09

5.1%

0.517

2024

BUF

59.7%

0.084

47.5%

0.019

0.11

0.52

35.9%

-0.093

38.1%

-0.002

4.22

0.42

4.4%

0.022