Even with Fisher serving as offensive coordinator, the team stumbled to three seven-win finishes in the last four years of the Bowden era. Has had six of his defensive backs selected during the past three NFL drafts, including Asante Samuel in the second round of the 2021 draft. Jan 18, 2022. Jul 6, 2021 Replying to @BigGameBoomer Lmao another ranking where you disrespect Clemson. His 64 catches led the Big 12. A 26-year-old who has quickly established himself as one of the premier recruiters and top young coaches in the nation. Age: 60. 11:31 am ET. They ranked 108th in the FBS in EPA per play over 2014 and 2015. Continues to be regarded as one of the nations top recruiters. Led by Wright and his group, UTSA ranked No. Syndication Montgomery By Seth Galina Jul 7, 2021 Also received interest for multiple NFL job openings. Helped Rutgers tie for second in the Big Ten with 19 takeaways last season,almost double what the Scarlet Knights tallied in 2019 (10) despite playing four fewer games. 11 in the AAC in total defense in 2018 (496.8 yards per game) and No. Ryan Day has since named him the Buckeyes' full-time wideouts coach, but his salary is not yet public. According to Football Scoop, that man is Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver coach Cortez Hankton. Jay Johnson, Michigan State -- $1.35 million 2. Has a twin brother, Kelsey, whos also an up-and-coming coach. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $410,000 7. Saban is now at 88%. LSU paid Mickey Joseph $407,000 to coach its wide receivers in 2021. The way hes been able to develop linemen at the FCS level and now at the Power 5 level speaks for itself.. Coaches consistently have mentioned him the past couple years as someone they expect to be a head coach and a good one at some point in the not-too-distant future. The Elite Quarterback Training Program. 9 nationally in rushing offense (252.2 yards per game). In his first, he took Vallejo (Calif.) St. Patrick-St. Vincent to the playoffs in 2013 a year after the team finished 1-9. Was a linebacker at Georgia (2009-12) and made 17 career starts for the Bulldogs. Big 12 Baylor: Antwan Goodley and Levi Norwood. Coached Kareem Hunt, who ran for 1,475 yards at Toledo in 2016 before being selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Transfer Portal 2023 Rankings: Wide Receivers. 25. 2 out of ranking fatigue, but this is their rightful spot. As Charlottes offensive coordinator in 2019, Atkins led a unit that ranked 28th nationally in yards per play (6.31). Was a three-year starting QB at Tulsa and was the 2010 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year with Chad Morris as his coordinator. Also coached an all-conference tight end during that 2018 season (Dylan Stapleton). 4 in 2020 (398.5). Some value accomplishments on the field above all else, while others may give greater weight to recruiting prowess or the possibility of future success. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. At Alabama, he worked with players such as 2018 first-round NFL draft pick Daron Payne and 2019 first-round selection Quinnen Williams. From 2014 to 2017, the Gators offense ranked 120th in EPA per play that is not just bad, it is horrendous. To put this list together, we gathered feedback from a combination of head coaches, coordinators, team officials, etc., around college football after asking them about position coaches whom they expect to be in line for bigger jobs this next coaching cycle or at some point in the near future. These college football head coach rankings are a shoutout to the underdog and the unwanted, a chance to recognize those who might not be in the national spotlight but deserve their moment for clawing their programs up from the depths and steering it toward a new, compelling future. After a decent 7-7 start in 2018, the team is 21-4 over the last two seasons. Flying above or below program expectations was the most important point when putting this list together. Fickells record would surely have him higher on this list if it weren't for the fact that the Bearcats program has been wildly successful over the last couple of decades. Made a big-time impression with people at LSU during his one season on the Tigers staff. Jeff Monken, Army. In addition to the opportunity at Pitt, which is less than an hour from where Marion grew up in Greensburg, Pa., he also garnered interest for a Group of 5 coordinator opening this past cycle. Cains 2019 James Madison special teams unit ranked No. George Pickens, who suffered a torn ACL during the spring, is viewed in the NFL scouting world as a potential Day 2 pick. 2019 New England Patriots (O-Cord & QB Coach) 2018 New England Patriots (O-Cord & QB Coach) 8-3. Without further ado, the list: 1. That . Allen led the team to a 32nd-place finish in his one year as defensive coordinator in 2016 and sits at 28th over the last two seasons. 12). One of the best WR in college football history is Torry Holt. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $700,000 4. After a slow 4-8 start in his first year, Fickell is now 31-6 in the last three seasons, rivaling Brian Kellys 33-6 three-year stretch. Has recruited and coached players like DeMarvin Leal, a former five-star recruit who could be a first-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Tyler Grisham is a top 5, maybe top 3, WR coach in the entire country. He likely got more than that to leave for Miami. The wide receiver position at Miami has been a loaded spot for the 'Canes since Eddie Brown signed with The U out of Miami Senior High School . He is repeatedly hitting home runs on the recruiting front and is breeding high-upside players into elite-level route-runners. But that is not the program Jimbo Fisher inherited in 2010. Was one of the lead recruiters on nine BC signees, including four-star cornerback Clinton Burton. Had two all-conference defensive backs last year first-teamer Elijah Molden (who was picked by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of this years NFL draft) and second-team selection Trent McDuffie. Ranked as one of the top recruiters in the Big 12 for the 2021 recruiting class. Staggs had been set to join the Western Kentucky staff as an assistant coach. Worked at West Georgia with three other current Flames coaches (defensive coordinator Scott Symons, defensive line coach Josh Aldridge and cornerbacks coach Rickey Hunley). Whether it was nobody crashing and burning or soaring higher than ever -- or none of our voters wanting to take anything that happened during a pandemic season too seriously -- things remained largely the same. From 1892 to 2006, the team played in six bowl games. Has been one of the lead recruiters on 10 four-star players that the Gators have landed the past three years. Has mentored a first- or second-team All-Big 12 selection each of his first three season with the Cyclones. Ranking college football's 10 best head coaches this season In theory, coaches listed here should beat the coaches ranked beneath them with a team of equal talent on a neutral field 10.. George McDonald, Illinois -- $550,000+11. That includes a 40-8 mark from 2015-18, the best four-year run in program history. Holtz won 76% of his games in South Bend. 1. "In life I would never advise anyone to be where they are not wanted," he sent in a text to his players on his way to Coral Gables. Under Halzle, UCF QB Dillon Gabriel led the nation in passing yards per game (357.0) last season. All Rights Reserved. While playing in eight games for Miami last season, he caught four passes for . Washington, who has known Ohio State coach Ryan Day since they were together at Boston College in 2003 and 04, joined the Buckeyes staff after Day became coach. Ranking 10 best wide receivers in college football this season Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $535,000 3. Turned down a job offer from Michigan this offseason. Regarded as one of the best kickoff-return and special teams coaches in the country. Dennis Simmons, Oklahoma -- $460,000 5. New hire replaces Marc Vottler following Vottler's hiring at Ohio State. Led a special teams unit that ranked second in the SEC in kick-return average (28.0). Was a quarterback at Oklahoma (2006-08) when Heupel was the Sooners quarterbacks coach, then got his start in coaching under Heupel as a support staffer at Oklahoma from 2009-14. He lost the first two rival games in 2014 and 2015 to make it 14 straight but has since won four of the last five. Left after the season to take an analyst position at Oregon, then returned to the Ducks two years later to be the Ducks cornerbacks coach. 15 Best College Football Coaches of All Time Was brought to Ohio State by former Buckeyes and current Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, who remains high on Bailey. Also received interest for the Philadelphia Eagles running backs coach opening. Strange circumstances brought Martin and Malzahn together, but now the pair are united for a second time. College football recruiting: Ranking the top 10 recruiters that hauled At Sam Houston State, one of Wrights linemen (P.J. A 2004 second-round pick of the Carolina Panthers. Well, volatility will always play a role in the process because our group of voters, consisting of writers from both CBS Sports and 247Sports, aren't given a set of guidelines to follow. Cortez Hankton, LSU -- $850,000+ 2. Kentucky has been a hard team to win with, but Stoops has seemingly transformed them from bottom-feeders to a mid-table team with a chance to upset the apple cart and win the East every once in a while. 12) and punt-return defense (No. Joyner was SMUs defensive line coach from 2018 through last season. The first three used the Bearcats as a stepping stone for Power Five jobs, but Fickell has outlasted each of them and now goes into his fifth season. Coached one of the more productive tight ends in the SEC last season (Kenny Yeboah) after mentoring 2019 Freshman All-American Jalen Wydermyer at Texas A&M and Mackey Award finalist Albert Okwuegbunam at Missouri in 2018. Hankton netted a $300,000 raise to become the highest-paid wide receivers coach in the industry. -- Nate Scheelhasse coaches Iowa State's running backs and wide receivers. There were also multiple Power Five programs (one in the Big 12 and one in the Pac-12) that inquired with Johnson about quarterbacks coach jobs this past cycle. Holt was a great receiver for the Wolfpack. Ranked as a top-10 recruiter nationally for the 2019 class and currently is ranked as one of the top recruiters in the Big Ten for the 2022 class. Drew Mehringer, Texas -- $350,000 10. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NCAA player performance data. It's unlikely we'll ever learn what he's making at The U, a private school, but we do know he was set to become college football's first $1 million wide receivers coach had he remained in Ann Arbor. Kinne, Recent jobs: UCF (2021), Hawaii offensive coordinator (2020), Philadelphia Eagles special projects assistant (2019), Arkansas offensive analyst (2018), Recent jobs: Tennessee (2021), Rice offensive coordinator (2018-20), North Carolina Central head coach (2014-17), Recent jobs: Pitt (2021), Hawaii wide receivers coach (2020), William & Mary offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2019), Howard offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2017-18), Oklahoma Baptist running backs coach (2016), Arizona State quality control coach (2015), Tennessee senior offensive analyst Matt Merritt, Recent jobs: Tennessee (2021), James Madison running backs coach (2019-20), Elon running backs coach/special teams coordinator (2017-18), Oklahoma inside linebackers coach Brian Odom, Recent jobs: Oklahoma (2019-present), Missouri outside linebackers coach (2017-18), Washington State defensive quality control coach (2015-16), Georgia State cornerbacks coach Cory Peoples, Recent jobs: Georgia State (2020-present), Georgia Southern cornerbacks coach (2018), Albany State defensive coordinator (2017), Recent jobs: Memphis (2020-present), Liberty linebackers coach (2019), Alabama graduate assistant (2017-18), Baylor special teams coordinator/safeties coach Matthew Powledge, Recent jobs: Baylor (2020-present), Louisiana special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach (2018-19), ULM special teams coordinator/tight ends coach (2016-17), Florida linebackers coach Christian Robinson, Recent jobs: Florida (2018-present), Mississippi State graduate assistant (2017), Ole Miss graduate assistant (2015-16), Texas A&M defensive line coach Elijah Robinson, Recent jobs: Texas A&M (2018-present), Baylor defensive line coach (2017), Temple defensive line coach (2014-16), Texas A&M defensive backs coach TJ Rushing, Recent jobs: Texas A&M (2020-present), Memphis secondary coach/defensive pass game coordinator (2018-19), Arizona State secondary coach (2016-17), Recent jobs: SMU running backs coach (2020-present), SMU offensive assistant (2019), Texas offensive analyst/on-campus recruiter (2018), Texas A&M linebackers coach Tyler Santucci, Recent jobs: Texas A&M (2020-present), Wake Forest (2019), Texas A&M analyst (2018), Notre Dame analyst (2017), Texas State linebackers coach (2016), Iowa State running backs/wide receivers coach Nate Scheelhaase, Recent jobs: Iowa State (2018-present), Illinois analyst (2016-17), Illinois running backs coach (2015), Penn State running backs coach JaJuan Seider, Recent jobs: Penn State (2018-present), Florida running backs coach (2017), West Virginia running backs coach (2013-16), LSU offensive graduate assistant Derek Shay, Recent jobs: LSU (2020-present), McNeese State tight ends coach (2019), Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy offensive line coach (2017-18), Recent jobs: UAB cornerbacks coach (2019-present), UAB analyst/grad assistant (2016-18), South Alabama quality control coach (2014-15), Virginia Tech cornerbacks coach Ryan Smith, Recent jobs: Virginia Tech (2020-present), James Madison safeties coach (2019), Elon secondary coach (2017-18), Penn State graduate assistant (2015-16), Notre Dame running backs coach Lance Taylor, Recent jobs: Notre Dame (2019-present), Carolina Panthers wide receivers coach (2017-18), Stanford running backs coach (2014-16), Recent jobs: Ohio (2021), LSU analyst (2020), Cleveland Browns quality control coach (2019), New York Jets pro personnel intern (2018), Oklahoma graduate assistant (2015-17), Ohio State linebackers coach Al Washington, Recent jobs: Ohio State (2019-present), Michigan linebackers coach (2018), Cincinnati defensive line coach (2017), Boston College assistant (2012-16), Charlotte co-coordinator/defensive line coach Marcus West, Recent jobs: Charlotte (2019-present), Minnesota defensive line pass rush specialist (2018), Austin Peay co- coordinator/defensive line coach (2016-17), Recent jobs: USC (2020-present), Oregon cornerbacks coach (2018-19), Nebraska cornerbacks coach (2017), Arizona cornerbacks coach (2016), San Jose State secondary coach/recruiting coordinator (2013-15), Florida State secondary coach Marcus Woodson, Recent jobs: Florida State (2020-present), Auburn secondary coach (2018-19), Memphis secondary coach (2016-17), Fresno State secondary coach (2014-15), UTSA co-coordinator/defensive line coach Rod Wright, Recent jobs: UTSA (2019-present), East Carolina defensive line coach (2018), Sam Houston State defensive line coach (2014-17). Oklahoma ranked 36th in the nation in EPA per play in 2014 while a team of pirates from East Carolina, led by none other than Lincoln Riley, finished 21st. Played three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. After a 9-4 2008 season, Bill Cubits Broncos fell to 22-27 over the next four years. Riley was hired as the Sooners' offensive coordinator in 2015, and East Carolina fell to 65th in EPA per play while Oklahoma rose to ninth. 3 nationally in rush defense. Former Texas A&M starting quarterback; he beat out current Tennessee Titans starter Ryan Tannehill for the Aggies starting QB job. In his first season as Washingtons defensive backs coach, Harris was part of the Huskies improving from No. Wright, who was promoted to co-coordinator this offseason, previously led the way as the Roadrunners broke multiple school records during his first season at UTSA in 2019. Taylor coached current NFL star Christian McCaffrey at Stanford and now has 2020 All-ACC running back Kyren Williams at Notre Dame. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $375,000 10. Turned down NFL job opportunities this past coaching cycle. At Oregon in 2018, Williams cornerbacks group contributed to the Ducks posting 20 interceptions, which ranked second nationally. And thats what Clemson was: a good program left stranded in the shadow of some of their conference mates, far away from ever being a national power. If the QBs they coach perform at an elite level, though, all three will be on the fast track to coordinator gigs and rocket up future editions of this list. Braden Layer is set to return to the Gators after spending 2022 at Dayton. Walter Camp, Yale (1888-92 . Was promoted to associate head coach after last season. He's led the program to four national championship games and two national Championship wins, a feat very few would have imagined all those years ago. It's a perfect process! The Top 25 Head Coaches in College Football History Here's how the full list breaks down: 1. Its hard to truly describe the offensive mess that Florida found itself in before Dan Mullen arrived in Gainesville. Played and learned under coaches such as Will Muschamp and Ted Roof and got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant under Roof at Penn State (2012) and Georgia Tech (2013-14). Got his first FBS opportunity as a grad assistant at Alabama and consistently receives rave reviews from those who worked around him with the Crimson Tide. Viewed as a rising star inside the Ohio State building and outside of it as well. Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $550,000+ 6. Had a second-team All-Sun Belt cornerback last season in his first year at Georgia State (Quavian White). Kelly, who is widely known as one of the top innovators in the rise of the spread offense in college football, helped the Bruins rack up 503.6 yards per game and 7.01 yards per play, both of which . 1 for the 2022 recruiting cycle. Is the eldest son of Louisiana Tech coach Skip Holtz, who also has been a head coach at UConn (1994-98), East Carolina (2005-09) and USF (2010-12). 16). Joker Phillips, NC State -- $415,000+21. Jordan Addison has become a bona fide star under Marion at Pitt. Under Woodson at Auburn, Noah Igbinoghene developed into a first-round pick at cornerback after. Limited Ads. Cincinnati handed the reins to Mark Dantonio, Brian Kelly, Butch Jones, Tommy Tuberville and now Luke Fickell in consecutive seasons. 51 nationally in pass defense the year before his arrival (212.4 yards per game) to No. Zach has been FootballScoop's national columnist since 2012. A protege of Texas A&M coordinator Mike Elko, Santucci was a grad assistant at Wake Forest under Elko (2014-15), an analyst under Elko at Notre Dame (2017) and Texas A&M (2018) and now is in his second season back with Elko as the Aggies linebackers coach. What Campbell has done is nothing short of remarkable. In his second season as the offensive coordinator at St. Ambrose (an NAIA school in Davenport, Iowa), Drinkalls offense ranked No. They helped West Georgia advance to the Division II playoffs four times in five years. The highest-paid running backs coaches in college football: 2021 Kearis Jackson enters the year with Day 3 grades. Was a four-year starter at safety for Auburn and a captain on the Tigers 2010 national championship team. Joined Charles Huffs first Marshall staff after initially planning to return to UT-Martin as the programs co-coordinator and secondary coach. Is the right-hand man for highly regarded Mississippi State coordinator Zach Arnett. Flecks first team went 1-11, a three-loss decrease from the previous year, but he ultimately turned the boat around and went 8-5 the next two seasons before the incredible 13-1 season of 2016, where the team only lost in the Cotton Bowl to Wisconsin. Led Mercers 2018 special teams operation to four top-12 rankings in the FCS net punting (No. That 2019 Austin Peay defense ranked in the top 16 of the FCS in total defense (No. We look back fondly on the Air Raid team of Hal Mumme in the late 1990s, but they only went 20-26. He had 191 catches for 3,379 yards and 31 touchdowns in his four-year career. The Best Athletes Of All Time. Highest-Paid OC/QB Coaches: 1. PFF's 2021 College Football Preview Magazine. Was contacted by Boise State about a job with a bigger title this past coaching cycle. He won six national championships. Here's what coaches look for in a great wideout. The former offensive coordinator has produced the second-highest EPA per play figure in the Group of Five over the last two seasons, behind only UCF. Hes helped an offense that ranked 108th in the FBS in EPA per play over the last two Fedora years to a ninth-place finish over the past two seasons. 2 in the SEC in pass defense in its first season under Rushing and should be even better this fall. Has been working up at the college level since 2015 after two jobs as a high school coach. 56 nationally in pass defense in 2019 (222.2 yards per game) to No. Its a future that Dawg fans can only dream of because Smart is still only a one-time SEC champion and zero-time national champion. 1. But Saban is still No. Arrived at Army as a quality control coach, then was promoted last year to tight ends coach. Three of the coaches in last season's the top 25 lost their jobs following the 2021 season, including a top-10 coach in Dan Mullen and another who won a national title in 2019, Ed Orgeron. Also is a respected special teams coordinator. 2017 New England Patriots (QB Coach/O-Cord) 13-3 Lost Super Bowl 52 to PHI. Leipold has shown that he can turn around a downtrodden program. Emmett Jones, Texas Tech -- $450,000+18. 15 Best WR (Wide Receivers) in College Football History | 2022 Rankings His 2020 Ole Miss special teams unit ranked 17th nationally in kick-return defense and 23rd in kick-return average. In the 10 years leading up to the longtime head coach, the team had only won 55% of their games. (Obviously, Gattis is also an offensive coordinator.) Is one of the latest coaching stars to emerge from the tree of former. Was part of helping Liberty go 10-1 in 2020. Freakin superstar was the feedback from one LSU staffer. Interviewed for the job as the Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach before the Eagles hired Florida offensive coordinator Brian Johnson. Under Powledge, Baylor tied for first nationally last season with five kick returns of at least 40 yards. It is unheard of to have back-to-back nine-win seasons at Vanderbilt, and the program quickly fell off when Franklin left for Penn State. Within a four-day period in July, he landed two of the top-ranked recruits in SMU program history five-star wide receiver Jordan Hudson and four-star safety Chace Biddle. Its easy to just think about Utah as a team that always competes for a conference title year in year out because of the recent past, but that is not how this program is viewed historically. Sure, there might be an inclination to not have them at No. Helped Houston go from No. Previously worked under Grinch at Washington State. Powledges 2019 Louisiana special teams crew also ranked first in the Sun Belt in kickoff-return defense and net punting. Was a four-year starter at quarterback at Illinois (2010-13) and ranks seventh in Big Ten history in career total yardage (10,634 yards). Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $610,000+ 7. The future looks bright, as well, as they currently sit 24th on PFF's preseason ELO rankings. At James Madison in 2019, Smith helped lead a defense that ranked No. Ranking the top 10 college football coaches under age 45 entering the Is back at Ohio State after starring for the Buckeyes as a wide receiver (2005-08). Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports. The group also includes talented young players such as sophomore Jermaine Burton and promising freshman Adonai Mitchell, whom Hankton landed after he was initially committed to Ole Miss. During his oneyear as the Tornadoes coach, Harris led the team to a 14-0 record, a state title, a No.

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