Ejiro Evero

Team: CARType: DefensiveTenure: 3 years (2023-2026)

Coaching Timeline

Why does coaching matter?

CFB

Davis HS (CA)

Assistant Coach

20041 yr

CFB

UC Davis

Assistant Coach

2005-062 yrs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Def. Quality Control

2007-093 yrs

CFB

Univ. of Redlands

Special Teams

20101 yr

San Francisco 49ers

Assistant

20111 yr

San Francisco 49ers

Offensive Assistant

2012-132 yrs

San Francisco 49ers

Defensive Assistant

2014-152 yrs

Green Bay Packers

Def. Quality Control

20161 yr

Los Angeles Rams

Safeties

2017-204 yrs

Los Angeles Rams

Def. Passing Game Coordinator

20211 yr

Denver Broncos

Defensive Coordinator

20221 yr

Carolina Panthers

Defensive Coordinator

2023-253 yrs

Team Info

Season	Role	Team	Record	HC	OC	DC	QB1	QB2	RB1	WR/TE 1	WR/TE 2
2025	Defensive Coordinator	CAR	8-9	Dave Canales	Brad Idzik	Ejiro Evero	Bryce Young(15.75)	—	Rico Dowdle(16.25)	Tetairoa McMillan(17.00)	Jalen Coker(11.00)
2024	Defensive Coordinator	CAR	5-12	Dave Canales	Brad Idzik	Ejiro Evero	Bryce Young(12.50)	Andy Dalton(5.25)	Chuba Hubbard(15.00)	Adam Thielen(9.50)	Xavier Legette(15.00)
2023	Defensive Coordinator	CAR	2-15	Frank Reich	Thomas Brown	Ejiro Evero	Bryce Young(16.00)	Andy Dalton(1.50)	Chuba Hubbard(16.75)	Adam Thielen(17.00)	DJ Chark(15.00)
2022	Defensive Coordinator	DEN	5-12	Nathaniel Hackett	Justin Outten	Ejiro Evero	Russell Wilson(15.00)	Brett Rypien(2.50)	Latavius Murray(12.75)	Jerry Jeudy(13.50)	Courtland Sutton(14.50)
2021	Other Notable Asst.	LA	12-5	Sean McVay	Kevin O'Connell	Raheem Morris	Matthew Stafford(16.75)	—	Darrell Henderson(11.00)	Cooper Kupp(16.75)	Van Jefferson(17.00)

Coach Impact

Percentiles

Los Angeles Rams (2021)

Def. Passing Game Coordinator/Secondary(Promoted — was Safeties here)

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

	Before (2020)	First Year (2021)	Delta
DEFENSE
EPA	-0.152⁹⁹	-0.026⁶⁵	▲ +0.126⁶
Succ%	39.0%⁹⁵	44.6%³⁵	▲ +5.6%⁶
RZ P/V	5.0⁶¹	4.8⁷⁶	▼ -0.2⁶⁷
3&Out%	37.0%⁹¹	29.4%³⁷	▼ -7.6%¹⁰
TO Rate	2.2%⁷¹	2.1%⁶¹	▼ -0.1%⁴⁷
Pass EPA	-0.148⁹⁸	0.016⁶⁵	▲ +0.164⁵
Rush EPA	-0.149⁹⁰	-0.119⁸⁰	▲ +0.030³⁹
YAC OEX	0.58³³	0.65²⁵	▲ +0.07⁴⁶
xRY	4.38¹³	4.13⁴⁰	▼ -0.26⁸¹
RYOE	-0.79⁹⁹	-0.24⁸⁷	▲ +0.55¹⁷

Denver Broncos (2022)

Defensive Coordinator

	Before (2021)	First Year (2022)	Delta
DEFENSE
EPA	0.014⁴⁴	-0.044⁷⁴	▼ -0.058⁷⁴
Succ%	45.7%²⁰	41.7%⁷²	▼ -4.0%⁸⁹
RZ P/V	4.7⁸⁴	5.1⁴⁴	▲ +0.4¹⁹
3&Out%	29.7%⁴¹	37.5%⁹³	▲ +7.8%⁹¹
TO Rate	1.7%³⁰	2.0%⁵⁵	▲ +0.3%⁶⁷
Pass EPA	0.043⁵²	-0.054⁸⁵	▼ -0.097⁸⁰
Rush EPA	-0.051³⁹	-0.010¹⁹	▲ +0.041³²
YAC OEX	0.92⁶	0.45⁵²	▼ -0.47⁹³
xRY	4.33¹⁶	4.43¹¹	▲ +0.10³⁸
RYOE	0.23³⁶	0.03⁵²	▼ -0.20⁷³

Carolina Panthers (2023–2025)

Defensive Coordinator

	Before (2022)	First Year (2023)	Delta
DEFENSE
EPA	0.011⁴⁷	0.029³³	▲ +0.018⁴⁴
Succ%	44.2%⁴²	43.9%⁴⁸	▼ -0.3%⁵⁴
RZ P/V	5.1⁴⁸	5.4¹⁷	▲ +0.4²⁴
3&Out%	32.3%⁵⁹	29.5%³⁹	▼ -2.8%³²
TO Rate	1.5%¹⁷	1.0%²	▼ -0.5%²⁴
Pass EPA	0.057⁴⁵	0.033⁵⁶	▼ -0.024⁵⁶
Rush EPA	-0.071⁵¹	0.020¹⁰	▲ +0.091¹²
YAC OEX	0.31⁷¹	-0.04⁹⁵	▼ -0.35⁸⁷
xRY	3.78⁶⁸	3.84⁶⁴	▲ +0.05⁴³
RYOE	0.82⁷	0.69¹¹	▼ -0.13⁶⁸

Coaching Signature

Weak Defense 75%

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	Defensive Coordinator	CAR	54.9%	0.117	47.6%	0.051	0.01	0.23	39.4%	-0.019	39.4%	-0.005	4.67	0.14	5.8%	0.292
2024	Defensive Coordinator	CAR	50.9%	0.185	49.4%	0.004	-0.24	0.77	42.9%	0.133	51.3%	0.001	4.57	0.62	6.2%	0.340
2023	Defensive Coordinator	CAR	52.5%	0.033	45.8%	0.044	0.05	-0.04	44.2%	0.020	41.2%	0.006	3.84	0.69	3.3%	0.368
2022	Defensive Coordinator	DEN	61.1%	-0.054	42.4%	-0.022	0.02	0.45	34.7%	-0.010	39.8%	-0.005	4.43	0.03	4.2%	-0.150

Season

Role

Team

Record

QB1

QB2

RB1

WR/TE 1

WR/TE 2

2025

Defensive Coordinator

8-9

Bryce Young(15.75)

—

Rico Dowdle(16.25)

Tetairoa McMillan(17.00)

Jalen Coker(11.00)

2024

Defensive Coordinator

5-12

Bryce Young(12.50)

Andy Dalton(5.25)

Chuba Hubbard(15.00)

Adam Thielen(9.50)

Xavier Legette(15.00)

2023

Defensive Coordinator

2-15

Bryce Young(16.00)

Andy Dalton(1.50)

Chuba Hubbard(16.75)

Adam Thielen(17.00)

DJ Chark(15.00)

2022

Defensive Coordinator

5-12

Russell Wilson(15.00)

Brett Rypien(2.50)

Latavius Murray(12.75)

Jerry Jeudy(13.50)

Courtland Sutton(14.50)

2021

Other Notable Asst.

12-5

Sean McVay

Kevin O'Connell

Raheem Morris

Matthew Stafford(16.75)

—

Darrell Henderson(11.00)

Cooper Kupp(16.75)

Van Jefferson(17.00)

	Before (2020)	First Year (2021)	Delta
DEFENSE
EPA	-0.152⁹⁹	-0.026⁶⁵	▲ +0.126⁶
Succ%	39.0%⁹⁵	44.6%³⁵	▲ +5.6%⁶
RZ P/V	5.0⁶¹	4.8⁷⁶	▼ -0.2⁶⁷
3&Out%	37.0%⁹¹	29.4%³⁷	▼ -7.6%¹⁰
TO Rate	2.2%⁷¹	2.1%⁶¹	▼ -0.1%⁴⁷
Pass EPA	-0.148⁹⁸	0.016⁶⁵	▲ +0.164⁵
Rush EPA	-0.149⁹⁰	-0.119⁸⁰	▲ +0.030³⁹
YAC OEX	0.58³³	0.65²⁵	▲ +0.07⁴⁶
xRY	4.38¹³	4.13⁴⁰	▼ -0.26⁸¹
RYOE	-0.79⁹⁹	-0.24⁸⁷	▲ +0.55¹⁷

Before (2020)

First Year (2021)

Delta

DEFENSE

EPA

-0.152⁹⁹

-0.026⁶⁵

▲ +0.126⁶

Succ%

39.0%⁹⁵

44.6%³⁵

▲ +5.6%⁶

RZ P/V

5.0⁶¹

4.8⁷⁶

▼ -0.2⁶⁷

3&Out%

37.0%⁹¹

29.4%³⁷

▼ -7.6%¹⁰

TO Rate

2.2%⁷¹

2.1%⁶¹

▼ -0.1%⁴⁷

Pass EPA

-0.148⁹⁸

0.016⁶⁵

▲ +0.164⁵

Rush EPA

-0.149⁹⁰

-0.119⁸⁰

▲ +0.030³⁹

YAC OEX

0.58³³

0.65²⁵

▲ +0.07⁴⁶

xRY

4.38¹³

4.13⁴⁰

▼ -0.26⁸¹

RYOE

-0.79⁹⁹

-0.24⁸⁷

▲ +0.55¹⁷

	Before (2021)	First Year (2022)	Delta
DEFENSE
EPA	0.014⁴⁴	-0.044⁷⁴	▼ -0.058⁷⁴
Succ%	45.7%²⁰	41.7%⁷²	▼ -4.0%⁸⁹
RZ P/V	4.7⁸⁴	5.1⁴⁴	▲ +0.4¹⁹
3&Out%	29.7%⁴¹	37.5%⁹³	▲ +7.8%⁹¹
TO Rate	1.7%³⁰	2.0%⁵⁵	▲ +0.3%⁶⁷
Pass EPA	0.043⁵²	-0.054⁸⁵	▼ -0.097⁸⁰
Rush EPA	-0.051³⁹	-0.010¹⁹	▲ +0.041³²
YAC OEX	0.92⁶	0.45⁵²	▼ -0.47⁹³
xRY	4.33¹⁶	4.43¹¹	▲ +0.10³⁸
RYOE	0.23³⁶	0.03⁵²	▼ -0.20⁷³

Before (2021)

First Year (2022)

Delta

DEFENSE

EPA

0.014⁴⁴

-0.044⁷⁴

▼ -0.058⁷⁴

Succ%

45.7%²⁰

41.7%⁷²

▼ -4.0%⁸⁹

RZ P/V

4.7⁸⁴

5.1⁴⁴

▲ +0.4¹⁹

3&Out%

29.7%⁴¹

37.5%⁹³

▲ +7.8%⁹¹

TO Rate

1.7%³⁰

2.0%⁵⁵

▲ +0.3%⁶⁷

Pass EPA

0.043⁵²

-0.054⁸⁵

▼ -0.097⁸⁰

Rush EPA

-0.051³⁹

-0.010¹⁹

▲ +0.041³²

YAC OEX

0.92⁶

0.45⁵²

▼ -0.47⁹³

xRY

4.33¹⁶

4.43¹¹

▲ +0.10³⁸

RYOE

0.23³⁶

0.03⁵²

▼ -0.20⁷³

	Before (2022)	First Year (2023)	Delta
DEFENSE
EPA	0.011⁴⁷	0.029³³	▲ +0.018⁴⁴
Succ%	44.2%⁴²	43.9%⁴⁸	▼ -0.3%⁵⁴
RZ P/V	5.1⁴⁸	5.4¹⁷	▲ +0.4²⁴
3&Out%	32.3%⁵⁹	29.5%³⁹	▼ -2.8%³²
TO Rate	1.5%¹⁷	1.0%²	▼ -0.5%²⁴
Pass EPA	0.057⁴⁵	0.033⁵⁶	▼ -0.024⁵⁶
Rush EPA	-0.071⁵¹	0.020¹⁰	▲ +0.091¹²
YAC OEX	0.31⁷¹	-0.04⁹⁵	▼ -0.35⁸⁷
xRY	3.78⁶⁸	3.84⁶⁴	▲ +0.05⁴³
RYOE	0.82⁷	0.69¹¹	▼ -0.13⁶⁸

Before (2022)

First Year (2023)

Delta

DEFENSE

EPA

0.011⁴⁷

0.029³³

▲ +0.018⁴⁴

Succ%

44.2%⁴²

43.9%⁴⁸

▼ -0.3%⁵⁴

RZ P/V

5.1⁴⁸

5.4¹⁷

▲ +0.4²⁴

3&Out%

32.3%⁵⁹

29.5%³⁹

▼ -2.8%³²

TO Rate

1.5%¹⁷

1.0%²

▼ -0.5%²⁴

Pass EPA

0.057⁴⁵

0.033⁵⁶

▼ -0.024⁵⁶

Rush EPA

-0.071⁵¹

0.020¹⁰

▲ +0.091¹²

YAC OEX

0.31⁷¹

-0.04⁹⁵

▼ -0.35⁸⁷

xRY

3.78⁶⁸

3.84⁶⁴

▲ +0.05⁴³

RYOE

0.82⁷

0.69¹¹

▼ -0.13⁶⁸

Pass/Rush Splits - Defensive

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
2025	Defensive Coordinator	CAR	54.9%	0.117	47.6%	0.051	0.01	0.23	39.4%	-0.019	39.4%	-0.005	4.67	0.14	5.8%	0.292
2024	Defensive Coordinator	CAR	50.9%	0.185	49.4%	0.004	-0.24	0.77	42.9%	0.133	51.3%	0.001	4.57	0.62	6.2%	0.340
2023	Defensive Coordinator	CAR	52.5%	0.033	45.8%	0.044	0.05	-0.04	44.2%	0.020	41.2%	0.006	3.84	0.69	3.3%	0.368
2022	Defensive Coordinator	DEN	61.1%	-0.054	42.4%	-0.022	0.02	0.45	34.7%	-0.010	39.8%	-0.005	4.43	0.03	4.2%	-0.150