The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Da'Von Brown.
Defensive coordinator · 2 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.11#141 of 458 · a typical amount
model fit as of 2026-09-04
The tenure clock
Every stop re-aligned to its own first year, so the stops stack instead of scrolling past each other. The gray dashed line is a reference, not a path: each point is the median of whoever was still in the job that year, across every real OC/DC stint since 2014 at that role, and the pool shrinks year over year because surviving to a later year means not having been fired.
Western Kentucky 2025–2025
California 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Median defensive coordinator
−1.5
first season to last, across 239 stints of 3+ years. 48.1% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2025 | Western Kentucky | 11.6 | 66.5 | 66.5 | +23.2 |
| 2026–2026 | California | 27.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — |
California 2026–2026: ranked 28th the year before he arrived, 3rd at its best — went backwards.