Sean Desai

Assistant

Team: CINType: DefensiveTenure: 1 year (2025-2026)

HC Record: 9-8 (since 2016)

Coaching Timeline

Why does coaching matter?

CFB

Temple

Defense

2006-105 yrs

CFB

Miami (FL)

Asst. Director of Football Operations

20111 yr

CFB

Boston College

Running Backs

20121 yr

Chicago Bears

Defensive Quality Control

2013-208 yrs

Chicago Bears

Defensive Coordinator

20211 yr

Seattle Seahawks

Associate Head Coach-Defense

20221 yr

Philadelphia Eagles

Defensive Coordinator

20231 yr

Los Angeles Rams

Senior Defensive Asst.

20241 yr

Cincinnati Bengals

Senior Defensive Asst.

20251 yr

Team Info

Season	Role	Team	Record	HC	OC	DC	QB1	QB2	RB1	WR/TE 1	WR/TE 2
2025	Senior Defensive Asst.	CIN	6-11	Zac Taylor	Dan Pitcher	Al Golden	Joe Burrow(7.25)	Joe Flacco(6.75)	Chase Brown(17.00)	Ja'Marr Chase(15.75)	Tee Higgins(14.75)
2024	Senior Defensive Asst.	LA	10-7	Sean McVay	Mike LaFleur	Chris Shula	Matthew Stafford(16.00)	Jimmy Garoppolo(1.00)	Kyren Williams(16.00)	Puka Nacua(10.00)	Cooper Kupp(11.50)
2023	Defensive Coordinator	PHI	11-6	Nick Sirianni	Brian Johnson	Sean Desai	Jalen Hurts(16.50)	Marcus Mariota(1.25)	D'Andre Swift(15.50)	A.J. Brown(16.25)	DeVonta Smith(16.00)
2022	Other Notable Asst.	SEA	9-8	Pete Carroll	Shane Waldron	Clint Hurtt	Geno Smith(17.00)	—	Kenneth Walker III(14.25)	Tyler Lockett(15.75)	DK Metcalf(16.25)
2021	Defensive Coordinator	CHI	6-11	Matt Nagy	Bill Lazor	Sean Desai	Justin Fields(11.50)	Andy Dalton(6.25)	David Montgomery(13.00)	Darnell Mooney(17.00)	Cole Kmet(17.00)

Coach Impact

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

Percentiles

Chicago Bears (2021)

Defensive Coordinator(Promoted — was Defensive Quality Control here)

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

	Before (2020)	First Year (2021)	Delta
DEFENSE
RZ P/V	5.2³⁴	5.0⁵⁸	▼ -0.2⁶⁸
3&Out%	34.3%⁷⁶	28.9%³⁴	▼ -5.4%¹⁹
TO Rate	1.5%²⁰	1.5%²²	0.0%⁴⁸
Penalty EPA	7.6⁴²	15.1¹¹	▲ +7.5¹⁹
Pass EPA	0.071³⁷	0.047⁵⁰	▼ -0.024⁵⁷
Rush EPA	-0.103⁷⁰	0.000¹⁴	▲ +0.103¹¹
xRY Allowed	4.17⁴¹	4.30²²	▲ +0.13³²
RYOE Allowed	0.12⁵⁵	0.20⁴⁹	▲ +0.08⁴⁸
YAC OEX Allowed	0.28⁷⁴	0.52⁴²	▲ +0.24²⁶
xYAC OEX Allowed	-0.15⁷⁹	0.18¹⁶	▲ +0.34⁶

Philadelphia Eagles (2023)

Defensive Coordinator

	Before (2022)	First Year (2023)	Delta
DEFENSE
RZ P/V	4.8⁷⁸	5.3³²	▲ +0.5¹⁸
3&Out%	32.8%⁶⁴	27.5%²³	▼ -5.3%²¹
TO Rate	2.5%⁸⁵	1.4%¹²	▼ -1.1%⁴
Penalty EPA	0.2⁸²	11.5²⁰	▲ +11.3⁹
Pass EPA	-0.087⁹³	0.083³²	▲ +0.170⁵
Rush EPA	-0.024²⁴	-0.021²³	▲ +0.003⁵⁰
xRY Allowed	4.08⁵³	4.05⁵⁷	▼ -0.03⁵³
RYOE Allowed	0.27⁴³	-0.26⁸⁵	▼ -0.52⁸²
YAC OEX Allowed	0.10⁹⁰	0.44⁵³	▲ +0.34²¹
xYAC OEX Allowed	-0.07⁶⁴	0.01⁴⁸	▲ +0.08³³

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
2023	DC	PHI	64.3%	0.083	45.8%	0.015	0.01	0.44	30.7%	-0.021	40.3%	0.015	4.05	-0.26	4.9%	0.491
2021	DC	CHI	53.9%	0.047	45.2%	0.018	0.18	0.52	41.9%	0.000	42.6%	0.011	4.30	0.20	4.3%	0.235

Season

Role

Team

Record

QB1

QB2

RB1

WR/TE 1

WR/TE 2

2025

Senior Defensive Asst.

6-11

Joe Burrow(7.25)

Joe Flacco(6.75)

Chase Brown(17.00)

Ja'Marr Chase(15.75)

Tee Higgins(14.75)

2024

Senior Defensive Asst.

10-7

Sean McVay

Mike LaFleur

Chris Shula

Matthew Stafford(16.00)

Jimmy Garoppolo(1.00)

Kyren Williams(16.00)

Puka Nacua(10.00)

Cooper Kupp(11.50)

2023

Defensive Coordinator

11-6

Jalen Hurts(16.50)

Marcus Mariota(1.25)

D'Andre Swift(15.50)

A.J. Brown(16.25)

DeVonta Smith(16.00)

2022

Other Notable Asst.

9-8

Geno Smith(17.00)

—

Kenneth Walker III(14.25)

Tyler Lockett(15.75)

DK Metcalf(16.25)

2021

Defensive Coordinator

6-11

Justin Fields(11.50)

Andy Dalton(6.25)

David Montgomery(13.00)

Darnell Mooney(17.00)

Cole Kmet(17.00)

	Before (2020)	First Year (2021)	Delta
DEFENSE
RZ P/V	5.2³⁴	5.0⁵⁸	▼ -0.2⁶⁸
3&Out%	34.3%⁷⁶	28.9%³⁴	▼ -5.4%¹⁹
TO Rate	1.5%²⁰	1.5%²²	0.0%⁴⁸
Penalty EPA	7.6⁴²	15.1¹¹	▲ +7.5¹⁹
Pass EPA	0.071³⁷	0.047⁵⁰	▼ -0.024⁵⁷
Rush EPA	-0.103⁷⁰	0.000¹⁴	▲ +0.103¹¹
xRY Allowed	4.17⁴¹	4.30²²	▲ +0.13³²
RYOE Allowed	0.12⁵⁵	0.20⁴⁹	▲ +0.08⁴⁸
YAC OEX Allowed	0.28⁷⁴	0.52⁴²	▲ +0.24²⁶
xYAC OEX Allowed	-0.15⁷⁹	0.18¹⁶	▲ +0.34⁶

Before (2020)

First Year (2021)

Delta

DEFENSE

RZ P/V

5.2³⁴

5.0⁵⁸

▼ -0.2⁶⁸

3&Out%

34.3%⁷⁶

28.9%³⁴

▼ -5.4%¹⁹

TO Rate

1.5%²⁰

1.5%²²

0.0%⁴⁸

Penalty EPA

7.6⁴²

15.1¹¹

▲ +7.5¹⁹

Pass EPA

0.071³⁷

0.047⁵⁰

▼ -0.024⁵⁷

Rush EPA

-0.103⁷⁰

0.000¹⁴

▲ +0.103¹¹

xRY Allowed

4.17⁴¹

4.30²²

▲ +0.13³²

RYOE Allowed

0.12⁵⁵

0.20⁴⁹

▲ +0.08⁴⁸

YAC OEX Allowed

0.28⁷⁴

0.52⁴²

▲ +0.24²⁶

xYAC OEX Allowed

-0.15⁷⁹

0.18¹⁶

▲ +0.34⁶

	Before (2022)	First Year (2023)	Delta
DEFENSE
RZ P/V	4.8⁷⁸	5.3³²	▲ +0.5¹⁸
3&Out%	32.8%⁶⁴	27.5%²³	▼ -5.3%²¹
TO Rate	2.5%⁸⁵	1.4%¹²	▼ -1.1%⁴
Penalty EPA	0.2⁸²	11.5²⁰	▲ +11.3⁹
Pass EPA	-0.087⁹³	0.083³²	▲ +0.170⁵
Rush EPA	-0.024²⁴	-0.021²³	▲ +0.003⁵⁰
xRY Allowed	4.08⁵³	4.05⁵⁷	▼ -0.03⁵³
RYOE Allowed	0.27⁴³	-0.26⁸⁵	▼ -0.52⁸²
YAC OEX Allowed	0.10⁹⁰	0.44⁵³	▲ +0.34²¹
xYAC OEX Allowed	-0.07⁶⁴	0.01⁴⁸	▲ +0.08³³

Before (2022)

First Year (2023)

Delta

DEFENSE

RZ P/V

4.8⁷⁸

5.3³²

▲ +0.5¹⁸

3&Out%

32.8%⁶⁴

27.5%²³

▼ -5.3%²¹

TO Rate

2.5%⁸⁵

1.4%¹²

▼ -1.1%⁴

Penalty EPA

0.2⁸²

11.5²⁰

▲ +11.3⁹

Pass EPA

-0.087⁹³

0.083³²

▲ +0.170⁵

Rush EPA

-0.024²⁴

-0.021²³

▲ +0.003⁵⁰

xRY Allowed

4.08⁵³

4.05⁵⁷

▼ -0.03⁵³

RYOE Allowed

0.27⁴³

-0.26⁸⁵

▼ -0.52⁸²

YAC OEX Allowed

0.10⁹⁰

0.44⁵³

▲ +0.34²¹

xYAC OEX Allowed

-0.07⁶⁴

0.01⁴⁸

▲ +0.08³³

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

2023

PHI

64.3%

0.083

45.8%

0.015

0.01

0.44

30.7%

-0.021

40.3%

0.015

4.05

-0.26

4.9%

0.491

2021

CHI

53.9%

0.047

45.2%

0.018

0.18

0.52

41.9%

0.000

42.6%

0.011

4.30

0.20

4.3%

0.235