Coaching Timeline
Why does coaching matter?
Buffalo Bills
Defensive Coordinator
20261 yr
Team Info
| Season | Role | Team | Record | HC | OC | DC | QB1 | QB2 | RB1 | WR/TE 1 | WR/TE 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Defensive Coordinator | BUF | — | Joe Brady | Pete Carmichael | Jim Leonhard | Josh Allen(7.00) | — | James Cook(7.00) | Dalton Kincaid(7.00) | Keon Coleman(7.00) |
Coach Impact
Note: only calculated for first year upon arrival — take results with a grain of salt.
Buffalo Bills (2026)
Defensive Coordinator
| Before (2025) | First Year (2026) | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENSE | |||
| RZ P/V | 5.052 | 5.610 | ▲ +0.516 |
| 3&Out% | 34.3%77 | 32.4%62 | ▼ -1.9%37 |
| TO Rate | 2.1%63 | 2.0%56 | ▼ -0.1%43 |
| Penalty EPA | 8.935 | 4.855 | ▼ -4.171 |
| Pass EPA | -0.03982 | 0.14615 | ▲ +0.1854 |
| Rush EPA | 0.0228 | -0.04736 | ▼ -0.06980 |
| xRY Allowed | 4.2529 | 3.7091 | ▼ -0.5693 |
| RYOE Allowed | 1.104 | -0.5496 | ▼ -1.64100 |
| YAC OEX Allowed | 0.0293 | 0.3762 | ▲ +0.3519 |
| xYAC OEX Allowed | -0.0561 | 0.0148 | ▲ +0.0636 |
Core Efficiency - Defensive
Pass/Rush Splits - Defensive
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DC | BUF | 62.9% | 0.146 | 47.8% | 0.039 | 0.01 | 0.37 | 33.5% | -0.047 | 42.7% | -0.038 | 3.70 | -0.54 | 3.6% | 0.103 |