Darren Rizzi

Team: DENType: UnknownTenure: 1 year (2025-2026)

HC Record: 10-24 (since 2016)

Coaching Timeline

Why does coaching matter?

CFB

Colgate

Graduate Assistant

19931 yr

CFB

New Haven

Special Teams

1994-963 yrs

CFB

New Haven

Defensive Coordinator

19971 yr

CFB

Northeastern

Special Teams

19981 yr

CFB

New Haven

Head Coach

1999-013 yrs

CFB

Rutgers

Special Teams

2002-032 yrs

CFB

Rutgers

Asst. Head Coach

2004-074 yrs

CFB

Rhode Island

Head Coach

20081 yr

Miami Dolphins

Asst. Special Teams

20091 yr

Miami Dolphins

Special Teams Coordinator

2010-189 yrs

New Orleans Saints

Special Teams Coordinator

2019-235 yrs

New Orleans Saints

Head Coach

20241 yr

Denver Broncos

Special Teams Coordinator

20251 yr

Denver Broncos

20261 yr

Team Info

Season	Role	Team	Record	HC	OC	DC	QB1	QB2	RB1	WR/TE 1	WR/TE 2
2026	—	DEN	—	Sean Payton	Davis Webb	Vance Joseph	—	—	—	—	—
2025	Special Teams Coordinator/Asst. HC	DEN	14-3	Sean Payton	Joe Lombardi	Vance Joseph	Bo Nix(17.00)	—	RJ Harvey(16.75)	Courtland Sutton(17.00)	Troy Franklin(17.00)
2024	Special Teams Coordinator/Interim Head Coach	NO	5-12	Dennis Allen	Klint Kubiak	Joe Woods	Derek Carr(10.00)	Spencer Rattler(6.25)	Alvin Kamara(14.00)	Juwan Johnson(17.00)	Taysom Hill(7.25)
2023	Special Teams Coordinator/Asst. HC	NO	9-8	Dennis Allen	Pete Carmichael	Joe Woods	Derek Carr(16.50)	Jameis Winston(2.00)	Alvin Kamara(12.50)	Chris Olave(15.75)	Taysom Hill(15.25)
2022	Special Teams Coordinator/Asst. HC	NO	7-10	Dennis Allen	Pete Carmichael	Ryan Nielsen	Andy Dalton(14.00)	Jameis Winston(3.00)	Alvin Kamara(15.00)	Chris Olave(14.75)	Taysom Hill(15.25)

Coach Impact

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

Percentiles

New Orleans Saints (2024)

Head Coach(Promoted — was Special Teams Coordinator/Asst. HC here)

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

Playbook Fingerprint

↑Motion% +33.6%⁹⁹↑13 Personnel% +6.6%⁹⁵↓11 Personnel% -19.8%⁶

	Before (2023)	First Year (2024)	Delta
OFFENSE
Scripted EPA	-0.001⁴⁹	0.011⁵³	▲ +0.012⁵³
RZ P/V	5.1⁵¹	5.1⁵³	▲ +0.0⁴⁹
3&Out%	31.2%⁴⁵	29.4%⁵⁸	▼ -1.8%⁶¹
Penalty EPA	7.8⁶²	-0.7¹⁷	▼ -8.5⁸⁰
Pass EPA	0.044⁵⁰	-0.074¹⁶	▼ -0.118²⁰
Rush EPA	-0.094³⁴	-0.094³⁴	0.000⁴⁶
xRY	4.04⁵⁴	4.17⁷¹	▲ +0.13⁶³
RYOE	-0.43⁴	-0.10²⁰	▲ +0.33⁷²
YAC OEX	-0.52²	-0.02¹²	▲ +0.50⁷⁸
xYAC OEX	0.25⁷¹	0.15⁶³	▼ -0.10⁴⁶
DEFENSE
RZ P/V	4.7⁸²	5.2³⁹	▲ +0.5¹⁸
3&Out%	42.7%⁹⁹	28.6%³¹	▼ -14.1%²
TO Rate	2.7%⁹²	1.5%²⁴	▼ -1.2%⁴
Penalty EPA	12.1¹⁸	-0.1⁸³	▼ -12.2⁹¹
Pass EPA	-0.062⁸⁷	0.037⁵⁴	▲ +0.099²⁰
Rush EPA	-0.119⁷⁹	0.022⁹	▲ +0.141⁵
xRY Allowed	4.19³¹	4.15³⁸	▼ -0.04⁶⁵
RYOE Allowed	0.05⁴⁹	0.82⁷	▲ +0.76⁶
YAC OEX Allowed	0.41⁶⁰	0.62²⁸	▲ +0.21³⁰
xYAC OEX Allowed	-0.02⁵⁶	-0.03⁵⁸	▼ -0.01⁴⁷

Coaching Signature

Heavy ShotgunLight 12 PersonnelHeavy 11 PersonnelHeavy Screen GameWR-Heavy TargetsTE-Light TargetsSlow PaceLow Offensive EfficiencyWeak Scripted PlaysUndisciplined Offense

Core Efficiency - Offensive

PercentilesGraph

Pass/Rush Splits - Offensive

PercentilesGraph

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
2018	Coord.	MIA	59.0%	-0.107	41.2%	-0.019	-0.02	0.78	37.7%	-0.074	37.8%	-0.025	4.31	0.60	3.3%	-0.180
2017	Coord.	MIA	64.6%	-0.082	41.6%	0.016	-0.34	0.44	33.6%	-0.160	34.9%	0.003	0.00	0.00	1.8%	-0.079
2016	Coord.	MIA	56.5%	0.053	46.9%	0.011	0.08	0.68	39.7%	-0.037	37.0%	-0.013	0.00	0.00	3.8%	-0.167

Scheme

PercentilesEPA PctileGraph

Year	Role	Team	Shotgun%	Under Center %	RPO%	PA%	Motion%	1R%	Horiz%	Screen%	WR Tgt%	RB Tgt%	TE Tgt%	11 Pers	12 Pers	13 Pers	21 Pers	XFP Conc
2018	Coord.	MIA	49.6%	50.4%	—	—	—	—	57.0%	10.3%	62.8%	23.6%	13.3%	74.1%	12.2%	3.2%	4.5%	51.3%
2017	Coord.	MIA	48.6%	52.0%	—	—	—	—	45.5%	8.9%	67.7%	17.0%	15.3%	74.9%	15.0%	6.1%	0.0%	57.6%
2016	Coord.	MIA	38.9%	61.1%	—	—	—	—	46.3%	10.7%	65.7%	18.8%	15.6%	75.3%	14.7%	2.6%	0.1%	57.6%

Tendencies

PercentilesGraph

Year	Role	Team	Plays/G	No-Huddle%	Plays/G OEX	Low PC%	Avg SFP	Called Pass%	Called Pass OEX	4th Go%	2pt%	Blowout CP%	Blownout CP%
2018	Coord.	MIA	54.1	14.2%	-0.6	32.0%	29.1	59.7%	-3.3%	4.9%	2.9%	—	73.7%
2017	Coord.	MIA	61.6	7.8%	-0.1	32.6%	27.8	65.3%	-0.7%	12.2%	4.5%	43.6%	86.4%
2016	Coord.	MIA	56.5	8.6%	-0.6	33.9%	29.1	57.4%	-5.7%	3.1%	2.7%	25.7%	82.6%

Darren Rizzi

Team: DENType: UnknownTenure: 1 year (2025-2026)

HC Record: 10-24 (since 2016)

Coaching Timeline

Why does coaching matter?

CFB

Colgate

Graduate Assistant

19931 yr

CFB

New Haven

Special Teams

1994-963 yrs

CFB

New Haven

Defensive Coordinator

19971 yr

CFB

Northeastern

Special Teams

19981 yr

CFB

New Haven

Head Coach

1999-013 yrs

CFB

Rutgers

Special Teams

2002-032 yrs

CFB

Rutgers

Asst. Head Coach

2004-074 yrs

CFB

Rhode Island

Head Coach

20081 yr

Miami Dolphins

Asst. Special Teams

20091 yr

Miami Dolphins

Special Teams Coordinator

2010-189 yrs

New Orleans Saints

Special Teams Coordinator

2019-235 yrs

New Orleans Saints

Head Coach

20241 yr

Denver Broncos

Special Teams Coordinator

20251 yr

Denver Broncos

20261 yr

Team Info

Season	Role	Team	Record	HC	OC	DC	QB1	QB2	RB1	WR/TE 1	WR/TE 2
2026	—	DEN	—	Sean Payton	Davis Webb	Vance Joseph	—	—	—	—	—
2025	Special Teams Coordinator/Asst. HC	DEN	14-3	Sean Payton	Joe Lombardi	Vance Joseph	Bo Nix(17.00)	—	RJ Harvey(16.75)	Courtland Sutton(17.00)	Troy Franklin(17.00)
2024	Special Teams Coordinator/Interim Head Coach	NO	5-12	Dennis Allen	Klint Kubiak	Joe Woods	Derek Carr(10.00)	Spencer Rattler(6.25)	Alvin Kamara(14.00)	Juwan Johnson(17.00)	Taysom Hill(7.25)
2023	Special Teams Coordinator/Asst. HC	NO	9-8	Dennis Allen	Pete Carmichael	Joe Woods	Derek Carr(16.50)	Jameis Winston(2.00)	Alvin Kamara(12.50)	Chris Olave(15.75)	Taysom Hill(15.25)
2022	Special Teams Coordinator/Asst. HC	NO	7-10	Dennis Allen	Pete Carmichael	Ryan Nielsen	Andy Dalton(14.00)	Jameis Winston(3.00)	Alvin Kamara(15.00)	Chris Olave(14.75)	Taysom Hill(15.25)

Coach Impact

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

Percentiles

New Orleans Saints (2024)

Head Coach(Promoted — was Special Teams Coordinator/Asst. HC here)

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

Playbook Fingerprint

↑Motion% +33.6%⁹⁹↑13 Personnel% +6.6%⁹⁵↓11 Personnel% -19.8%⁶

	Before (2023)	First Year (2024)	Delta
OFFENSE
Scripted EPA	-0.001⁴⁹	0.011⁵³	▲ +0.012⁵³
RZ P/V	5.1⁵¹	5.1⁵³	▲ +0.0⁴⁹
3&Out%	31.2%⁴⁵	29.4%⁵⁸	▼ -1.8%⁶¹
Penalty EPA	7.8⁶²	-0.7¹⁷	▼ -8.5⁸⁰
Pass EPA	0.044⁵⁰	-0.074¹⁶	▼ -0.118²⁰
Rush EPA	-0.094³⁴	-0.094³⁴	0.000⁴⁶
xRY	4.04⁵⁴	4.17⁷¹	▲ +0.13⁶³
RYOE	-0.43⁴	-0.10²⁰	▲ +0.33⁷²
YAC OEX	-0.52²	-0.02¹²	▲ +0.50⁷⁸
xYAC OEX	0.25⁷¹	0.15⁶³	▼ -0.10⁴⁶
DEFENSE
RZ P/V	4.7⁸²	5.2³⁹	▲ +0.5¹⁸
3&Out%	42.7%⁹⁹	28.6%³¹	▼ -14.1%²
TO Rate	2.7%⁹²	1.5%²⁴	▼ -1.2%⁴
Penalty EPA	12.1¹⁸	-0.1⁸³	▼ -12.2⁹¹
Pass EPA	-0.062⁸⁷	0.037⁵⁴	▲ +0.099²⁰
Rush EPA	-0.119⁷⁹	0.022⁹	▲ +0.141⁵
xRY Allowed	4.19³¹	4.15³⁸	▼ -0.04⁶⁵
RYOE Allowed	0.05⁴⁹	0.82⁷	▲ +0.76⁶
YAC OEX Allowed	0.41⁶⁰	0.62²⁸	▲ +0.21³⁰
xYAC OEX Allowed	-0.02⁵⁶	-0.03⁵⁸	▼ -0.01⁴⁷

Coaching Signature

Heavy ShotgunLight 12 PersonnelHeavy 11 PersonnelHeavy Screen GameWR-Heavy TargetsTE-Light TargetsSlow PaceLow Offensive EfficiencyWeak Scripted PlaysUndisciplined Offense

Core Efficiency - Offensive

PercentilesGraph

Pass/Rush Splits - Offensive

PercentilesGraph

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
2018	Coord.	MIA	59.0%	-0.107	41.2%	-0.019	-0.02	0.78	37.7%	-0.074	37.8%	-0.025	4.31	0.60	3.3%	-0.180
2017	Coord.	MIA	64.6%	-0.082	41.6%	0.016	-0.34	0.44	33.6%	-0.160	34.9%	0.003	0.00	0.00	1.8%	-0.079
2016	Coord.	MIA	56.5%	0.053	46.9%	0.011	0.08	0.68	39.7%	-0.037	37.0%	-0.013	0.00	0.00	3.8%	-0.167

Scheme

PercentilesEPA PctileGraph

Year	Role	Team	Shotgun%	Under Center %	RPO%	PA%	Motion%	1R%	Horiz%	Screen%	WR Tgt%	RB Tgt%	TE Tgt%	11 Pers	12 Pers	13 Pers	21 Pers	XFP Conc
2018	Coord.	MIA	49.6%	50.4%	—	—	—	—	57.0%	10.3%	62.8%	23.6%	13.3%	74.1%	12.2%	3.2%	4.5%	51.3%
2017	Coord.	MIA	48.6%	52.0%	—	—	—	—	45.5%	8.9%	67.7%	17.0%	15.3%	74.9%	15.0%	6.1%	0.0%	57.6%
2016	Coord.	MIA	38.9%	61.1%	—	—	—	—	46.3%	10.7%	65.7%	18.8%	15.6%	75.3%	14.7%	2.6%	0.1%	57.6%

Tendencies

PercentilesGraph

Year	Role	Team	Plays/G	No-Huddle%	Plays/G OEX	Low PC%	Avg SFP	Called Pass%	Called Pass OEX	4th Go%	2pt%	Blowout CP%	Blownout CP%
2018	Coord.	MIA	54.1	14.2%	-0.6	32.0%	29.1	59.7%	-3.3%	4.9%	2.9%	—	73.7%
2017	Coord.	MIA	61.6	7.8%	-0.1	32.6%	27.8	65.3%	-0.7%	12.2%	4.5%	43.6%	86.4%
2016	Coord.	MIA	56.5	8.6%	-0.6	33.9%	29.1	57.4%	-5.7%	3.1%	2.7%	25.7%	82.6%