The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Jordon Hankins.
Defensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 3 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.10#299 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.
Memphis 2024–2025
East Carolina 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Memphis, 2 years
+6.2
31.0 to 37.1 percentile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2024 | Memphis | 46.2 | 31.0 | 31.0 | −18.3 |
| 2025–2025 | Memphis | 31.0 | 37.1 | 37.1 | −14.7 |
| 2026–2026 | East Carolina | 84.9 | 38.8 | 38.8 | — |
Memphis 2024–2024: ranked 46th the year before he arrived, 31st at its best — went backwards.
East Carolina 2026–2026: ranked 85th the year before he arrived, 39th at its best — went backwards.