Coaching Timeline
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Colorado
Graduate Assistant
1999-013 yrs
CFB
Wyoming
Defensive Backs
20021 yr
CFB
Colorado
Defensive Backs
20031 yr
CFB
Bowling Green
Defensive Backs
20041 yr
San Francisco 49ers
Asst. Defensive Backs
20051 yr
San Francisco 49ers
Defensive Backs
2006-105 yrs
Houston Texans
Defensive Backs
2011-133 yrs
Cincinnati Bengals
Defensive Backs
2014-152 yrs
Miami Dolphins
Defensive Coordinator
20161 yr
Denver Broncos
Head Coach
2017-182 yrs
Arizona Cardinals
Defensive Coordinator
2019-224 yrs
Denver Broncos
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 | 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 | Defensive Coordinator | DEN | 10-7 | Sean Payton | Joe Lombardi | Vance Joseph | Bo Nix(17.00) | — | Javonte Williams(16.25) | Courtland Sutton(17.00) | Marvin Mims Jr.(16.25) |
| 2023 | Defensive Coordinator | DEN | 8-9 | Sean Payton | Joe Lombardi | Vance Joseph | Russell Wilson(15.00) | Jarrett Stidham(2.25) | Javonte Williams(15.50) | Courtland Sutton(15.00) | Jerry Jeudy(16.00) |
| 2022 | Defensive Coordinator | ARI | 4-13 | Kliff Kingsbury | — | Vance Joseph | Kyler Murray(10.25) | Colt McCoy(3.75) | James Conner(12.00) | Marquise Brown(12.00) | DeAndre Hopkins(9.00) |
| 2021 | Defensive Coordinator | ARI | 11-6 | Kliff Kingsbury | — | Vance Joseph | Kyler Murray(13.00) | Colt McCoy(3.25) | James Conner(14.75) | Christian Kirk(16.75) | Zach Ertz(16.75) |
Coach Impact
Miami Dolphins (2016)
Defensive Coordinator
First tracked season — no prior year comparison available
| 2016 | |
|---|---|
| DEFENSE | |
| EPA | 0.01444 |
| Succ% | 44.7%34 |
| RZ P/V | 4.873 |
| 3&Out% | 32.4%62 |
| TO Rate | 2.2%70 |
| Pass EPA | 0.04850 |
| Rush EPA | -0.01421 |
| YAC OEX | -0.43100 |
| xRY | 0.00100 |
| RYOE | 0.0074 |
Denver Broncos (2017–2018)
Head Coach
| Before (2016) | First Year (2017) | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFENSE | |||
| EPA | -0.07120 | -0.10310 | ▼ -0.03237 |
| Succ% | 40.2%16 | 38.0%6 | ▼ -2.2%30 |
| RZ P/V | 4.59 | 4.11 | ▼ -0.423 |
| Scripted EPA | -0.07925 | -0.03937 | ▲ +0.04061 |
| 3&Out% | 40.7%4 | 35.6%21 | ▼ -5.1%78 |
| TO Rate | 2.1%36 | 3.0%4 | ▲ +0.9%11 |
| Pass EPA | -0.02429 | -0.1039 | ▼ -0.07931 |
| Rush EPA | -0.1609 | -0.10328 | ▲ +0.05775 |
| YAC OEX | 0.1221 | 0.4853 | ▲ +0.3672 |
| xRY | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0043 |
| RYOE | 0.0026 | 0.0026 | 0.0039 |
| DEFENSE | |||
| EPA | -0.11396 | -0.09293 | ▲ +0.02142 |
| Succ% | 38.4%97 | 38.5%97 | ▲ +0.1%49 |
| RZ P/V | 5.241 | 4.878 | ▼ -0.477 |
| 3&Out% | 39.9%97 | 41.7%98 | ▲ +1.8%61 |
| TO Rate | 2.3%71 | 1.8%42 | ▼ -0.5%23 |
| Pass EPA | -0.15298 | 0.00669 | ▲ +0.1587 |
| Rush EPA | -0.06246 | -0.20799 | ▼ -0.14596 |
| YAC OEX | 0.1787 | 0.1886 | ▲ +0.0155 |
| xRY | 0.00100 | 0.00100 | 0.0049 |
| RYOE | 0.0074 | 0.0074 | 0.0051 |
Arizona Cardinals (2019–2022)
Defensive Coordinator
| Before (2018) | First Year (2019) | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENSE | |||
| EPA | 0.04028 | 0.0997 | ▲ +0.05923 |
| Succ% | 46.7%12 | 46.2%16 | ▼ -0.5%56 |
| RZ P/V | 5.67 | 5.515 | ▼ -0.163 |
| 3&Out% | 31.7%54 | 27.5%23 | ▼ -4.2%24 |
| TO Rate | 1.5%21 | 1.5%20 | 0.0%49 |
| Pass EPA | 0.03754 | 0.2293 | ▲ +0.1923 |
| Rush EPA | 0.0503 | -0.11073 | ▼ -0.16098 |
| YAC OEX | 0.7017 | 0.7215 | ▲ +0.0254 |
| xRY | 4.1439 | 4.2723 | ▲ +0.1334 |
| RYOE | 0.4325 | -0.0879 | ▼ -0.5186 |
Denver Broncos (2023–2025)
Defensive Coordinator
| Before (2022) | First Year (2023) | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENSE | |||
| EPA | -0.04474 | 0.02239 | ▲ +0.06621 |
| Succ% | 41.7%72 | 44.4%38 | ▲ +2.7%19 |
| RZ P/V | 5.144 | 5.056 | ▼ -0.161 |
| 3&Out% | 37.5%93 | 27.2%22 | ▼ -10.3%4 |
| TO Rate | 2.0%55 | 2.2%70 | ▲ +0.2%61 |
| Pass EPA | -0.05485 | 0.07834 | ▲ +0.13213 |
| Rush EPA | -0.01019 | -0.04534 | ▼ -0.03569 |
| YAC OEX | 0.4552 | 0.4551 | 0.0056 |
| xRY | 4.4311 | 4.3019 | ▼ -0.1369 |
| RYOE | 0.0352 | 1.063 | ▲ +1.031 |
Core Efficiency
Pass/Rush Splits
| 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 | DEN | 63.6% | -0.081 | 37.0% | -0.015 | -0.25 | 0.29 | 30.1% | -0.116 | 34.3% | -0.025 | 3.71 | 0.13 | 6.2% | 0.308 |
| 2024 | Defensive Coordinator | DEN | 63.0% | -0.058 | 42.1% | -0.007 | -0.27 | 0.48 | 32.0% | -0.154 | 34.1% | -0.005 | 3.70 | 0.05 | 5.0% | 0.265 |
| 2023 | Defensive Coordinator | DEN | 58.4% | 0.078 | 45.6% | -0.011 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 36.8% | -0.045 | 42.5% | -0.009 | 4.30 | 1.06 | 4.8% | 0.148 |
| 2022 | Defensive Coordinator | ARI | 60.4% | 0.082 | 51.4% | 0.013 | 0.05 | 0.68 | 34.0% | -0.017 | 41.3% | -0.004 | 4.16 | 0.16 | 5.6% | 0.106 |
| 2021 | Defensive Coordinator | ARI | 59.8% | 0.001 | 46.4% | -0.016 | -0.14 | 0.52 | 35.0% | -0.077 | 40.6% | 0.010 | 4.53 | 0.49 | 5.2% | -0.048 |