Robinsons 2020 defensive line helped the Aggies finish No. 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. Addison is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award given to the top wide receiver in the country. Has been a catalyst in Ohio State building whats regarded as the nations best wide receiver unit entering the 2021 season. Torry Holt had a great NFL career with the St. Louis Rams. Had two All-Conference USA honorable mention selections in his first season at Louisiana Tech (Smoke Harris and Cee Jay Powell). Before Monken took over in 2014, the team had put forward just one seven-win season since 2000. The headliners are preseason All-Americans Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave, who has evolved from a three-star recruit into a first-round 2022 draft prospect under Hartlines coaching. LSU had just three winning seasons in the entire decade coming into the 2000s, and then Saban won them a National Championship within three seasons. Has worked or played under several other prominent coaches, including Ohio State coach Ryan Day, ex-Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson, Florida State coach Mike Norvell and UCLA coach Chip Kelly. Bryan McClendon, Georgia -- $700,000+4. Michigan replaced Gattis by moving Ron Bellamy from safeties to wide receivers. 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. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. That's when Fleck headed to Minnesota to rebuild the Gophers. In fact, McMillan and Allen are the only two coaches in the program's history who can boast such win totals. 1 recruiter in the country in 2020 and is No. In his first, he took Vallejo (Calif.) St. Patrick-St. Vincent to the playoffs in 2013 a year after the team finished 1-9. But instead of kicking him to the curb, the program stayed with him and has gone 23-14 in the last three years, the team's best three-year stint since the mid-1970s. Its unfair, but its hard to hold two fluke comebacks against him not that hes totally off the hook for those two Bama losses but he has surpassed Mark Richts 74% win rate with his 79% win rate in six years. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. Played a role in the Bulldogs ranking fourth in the SEC in total defense in 2020 (380.3 yards per game) after ranking 11th under the previous staff in 2019 (419.3 yards per game). Led by Wright and his group, UTSA ranked No. The Rich Brooks era was longer yet still just as painful. 1. Led the way for BCs 2021 class that was the Eagles top-ranked group in the modern recruiting era. The Blazers won Conference USA in. 1), kick-return average (No. Power Rankings are PFFs NCAA power ratings based on weekly player grades in each facet of play. 1 nationally (both FBS and FCS) with nine blocked kicks and set a Colonial Athletic Association record with 27 made field goals by Ethan Ratke. Under Hart, Stevie Scott was a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2019 and 20. Has had members of his Florida linebacker room taken in two of the past three NFL drafts 2020 third-round pick Jon Greenard and 2019 fifth-round selection Vosean Joseph. 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. In the past three years, four A&M defensive linemen have been selected in the first four rounds of the NFL draft. The move to UCF reconnected him with Gus Malzahn, who was his quarterback coach at Tulsa in 2008. His current wide receiver corps includes two players who have developed into 2022 NFL Draft prospects. Former Texas A&M starting quarterback; he beat out current Tennessee Titans starter Ryan Tannehill for the Aggies starting QB job. As Charlottes offensive coordinator in 2019, Atkins led a unit that ranked 28th nationally in yards per play (6.31). Hicks, who committed to the Buckeyes in May. It's a perfect process! The belief is that it wont be long before Bailey gets a big-time assistant job, whether its at Ohio State or elsewhere. 13 nationally and No. Ja'Juan Seider, Penn State, Co-OC, running backs coach The South Florida native has been a candidate for a few Group of 5 jobs thanks to his reputation as a top position coach and one of the. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. Again, there was a win decrease in his first season, as the Gophers went from nine wins to five in 2017, but a two-game improvement in 2018 foreshadowed an 11-2 season in 2019. A 3-4 season in the Covid-shortened 2020 campaign put a slight damper on Fleck's progress, so 2021 is a big year for him. (Obviously, Gattis is also an offensive coordinator.) At Alabama, he worked with players such as 2018 first-round NFL draft pick Daron Payne and 2019 first-round selection Quinnen Williams. Breaking news. Junior Adams, Oregon -- $575,000+9. Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $550,000+ 6. 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. Was a reserve QB at Texas (2012-16) and played in 23 games as a snapper for field goals and extra points. 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). Drew Mehringer, Texas -- $350,000 10. And Penn States 4-5 season in 2020 is the only reason why hes as low on this rankings list, as he went an astounding 42-11 from 2016 to 2019. Was hired to be Heupels running backs coach at UCF before then following Heupel to Tennessee as a senior analyst. Also is Boston Colleges defensive pass game coordinator. Thats not good enough at Notre Dame. Aided by Merritt, James Madison ranked sixth in the FCS in rushing offense last season (232.6 yards per game) and 10th in 2019 (242.9 yards per game). Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. We are now in Position 8 of 9 in our series examining the highest-paid position coaches in college football, and for just the second time we've found a position where the low end does not hit the $400,000 mark. The belief with some in the coaching world is that Samples could be this years Randall Joyner. 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. Ohio State wide receivers coach Brian Hartline has established himself as one of the best assistants in all of college football over the past few years. 4 in NAIA in scoring, total offense and passing offense. 11 in the AAC in total defense in 2018 (496.8 yards per game) and No. An ex-Stanford and NFL defensive back who won a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts in 2006. After a 9-4 2008 season, Bill Cubits Broncos fell to 22-27 over the next four years. Alvis Whitted, Wisconsin -- $400,00022. 1 or No. Turned down NFL job opportunities this past coaching cycle. Running backs coaches coach six to eight players on the roster and, on a down-to-down basis, they're responsible for just one. 9), punt-return average (No. Has worked with coaches such as Syracuse coach Dino Babers, Orange offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert and Kent State coach Sean Lewis. Texas A&M ranked No. Whittingham has won 67% of his games in his 17 years as head coach for a program that was invisible for most of its history. 5. His team constantly made it to the Top 5 rankings for record-breaking 14 seasons! To replace Hankton, Georgia recalled Bryan McClendon, a former Bulldog wide receiver and a former Bulldog running backs coach, to coach his old position at his alma mater. It's also, at the highest levels, quite profitable. 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. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. 7 in 2020 and No. In 2019, Pro Football Focus two highest-graded safeties were from Gonzales group Moehrig and ArDarius Washington. Thomas Cahill enjoyed mild success in the mid-1960s, going 23-7. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. Syndication Montgomery By Seth Galina Jul 7, 2021 1. Just as importantly if not more Army had lost a record 12 straight to eternal rival Navy before Monken arrived. As always, stay tuned to The Scoop for the latest. Led by Etheridge and coordinator Derek Mason, the Tigers are expected to have one of the better secondaries in the SEC this season. At North Carolina Central, Mack posted a 31-15 record and was a finalist for the 2016 Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year award. As a player, Simpson was a starting cornerback at South Alabama in 2010 and 11, when current UAB coach Bill Clark was the Jaguars defensive coordinator. 12-4. 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. Contributed to A&M improving from 29th nationally in total defense in 2019 to ninth in 2020. When we ranked Power Five college football coaches last year, there wasn't much change in the top 25. Two of Simpsons cornerbacks were named second-team All-Conference USA last season (Brontae Harris and TD Marshall). At Oregon in 2018, Williams cornerbacks group contributed to the Ducks posting 20 interceptions, which ranked second nationally. A former record-setting wide receiver at Tulsa, where he set FBS records for single-season yards per catch (31.9) and career yards per catch (28.7). 1. Braden Layer is set to return to the Gators after spending 2022 at Dayton. Rushing was contacted about several jobs this past cycle, including Alabama and Georgia, but decided to remain with A&M. The Best Athletes Of All Time. Justin Stepp, Arkansas -- $350,000, PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS:Offensive line | Running backs | Tight ends |Defensive line | Linebackers |Defensive backs | Special teams. In addition to his work with the Colts and St. Thomas High, he has been a Nike Elite 11 quarterbacks coach. Brian Hartline, Ohio State -- $600,000+ 7. 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. Was a two-time Doak Walker Award finalist as a running back at Michigan and finished his Wolverines career (2004-07) as the programs leading career rusher (5,040 yards). Rejoined Will Healy in 2019 after one season at Minnesota. His dad is legendary Florida high school coach Tim Ice Harris. Liberty also was 15th in the country in average time of possession (32:58). 1 in the Big 12 in opponents completion percentage each of the past four seasons. You could almost pick anybody on the Bears ' fall camp roster at the receiver position to team up with Goodley (5-foot-10, 220 pounds) and Baylor. Toledo had gone 6-5 in 1989 before Saban took over for one year and led them to 9-2. Bill Clark, UAB He's amid one of the most underrated coaching jobs in this generation of college football, leading UAB back from the brink of extinction. The Chanticleers head coach goes into this season looking for a shot at back-to-back Sun Belt titles. 1 because the turnaround he pulled with this Clemson program is almost unheard of. Shifted to wide receivers coach at USC in 2019 after spending 2018 as the Trojans tight ends coach. In July, he secured a commitment from four-star 2022 running back Nicholas Singleton, while also teaming with offensive line coach Phil Trautwein to land five-star 2023 offensive lineman Alex Birchmeier. Bob Sutton won 10 games in 1996. Also coached an all-conference tight end during that 2018 season (Dylan Stapleton). -- Equally worth of mentioning: Alabama does not have a wide receivers coach as of this moment. Since 2006, theyve had five. Interviewed for the Alabama running backs coach opening this past coaching cycle. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000*3. Its always difficult to examine coaches through the prism of wins, losses and efficiency rankings. Helped Houston go from No. Has been one of the lead recruiters on eight top-50 overall recruits that Ohio State has landed in its past three classes, including two quarterbacks and three five-star wide receivers. Threw for 3,579 yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior at A&M in 2009. From 2016 to the present day, this is the No. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. In 2017, The Chanticleers ranked 71st in the FBS in EPA per play. Bryan McClendon, Georgia -- $700,000+ 4. Florida coach Dan Mullen fought hard to keep him. Has been heavily pursued for college and NFL jobs in recent years. Also is a respected special teams coordinator. Under Woodson at Auburn, Noah Igbinoghene developed into a first-round pick at cornerback after. Marion is an expert in the "Go-Go . For what it's worth, Gattis made $525,000 while coaching the Crimson Tide's wide receivers in 2018. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $535,000 3. In 2021, he returns a team talented enough to win ISUs first conference title. They helped West Georgia advance to the Division II playoffs four times in five years. 51 nationally in pass defense the year before his arrival (212.4 yards per game) to No. That netted him a $185,000 raise from what he earned at Oregon. 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. Cortez Hankton, LSU -- $850,000+ 2. Tyler Grisham is a top 5, maybe top 3, WR coach in the entire country. Saban landed at LSU in 2000 and awoke the sleeping Cajun giant, compiling a 48-15 record and a National Championship in five years. 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. But Saban is still No. Yes, Alabama claimed 12 championships before Saban's arrival, but it was a program going through turmoil and probation before he took the reins. Sonny Dykes promoted Samples to associate head coach earlier this year. Here are the 25 best college football coaches in America heading into the 2022 season. Has been working up at the college level since 2015 after two jobs as a high school coach. Teams: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers. Jordan Addison has become a bona fide star under Marion at Pitt. Brian Hartline, Ohio State wide receivers coach: A young coach with NFL pedigree that's just getting going in the college game, Hartline looks like a rising star. (Running backs being the other.) Already has worked in a few Power 5 conferences and has coordinator experience at the FCS level (Southern Utah). Jacob Peeler, Ole Miss -- $425,000 6. David Johnson, Tennessee -- $505,000 4. Was one of the lead recruiters on nine BC signees, including four-star cornerback Clinton Burton. 1. Leipold has shown that he can turn around a downtrodden program. JaMarcus Shepard, Washington -- $650,000+ 6. Also has been contacted in recent years about NFL and SEC offensive line jobs. Joker Phillips, NC State -- $415,000+21. 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. In addition, Powledge coached Baylors only first-team All-Big 12 selection on either offense or defense in 2020 safety Jalen Pitre. 25. 1 in the FCS. 8 in 2019. Was under consideration for the Marshall coaching job before the hire of Charles Huff. Cortez Hankton, LSU -- $850,000+2. Under Merritt, James Madison running back Percy Agyei-Obese was a first-team all-conference selection each of the past two seasons. We just rank coaches from 1-65 using any criteria we choose to follow, and then we see the results. Previously worked under Grinch at Washington State. Since 2016, the Utes have been the best defense in the conference, posting a cumulative -0.149 EPA allowed per play in those five seasons. For the final part of On3s three-part project on up-and-coming coaches, we take a look at rising-star position coaches as well as some highly regarded support staffers. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $580,000+ 6. Was part of helping Liberty go 10-1 in 2020. Mickey Joseph, Nebraska -- $600,000+9. 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. David Johnson, Tennessee -- $505,000 4. Previously assisted in the development of Molden, McDuffie and others as the Huskies assistant defensive backs coach. From high school to college, Bowden remained loyal to football. Highest-Paid OC/QB Coaches: 1. Under Gideon, Houston ranked No. Ron Dugans, Florida State -- $450,00015. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Charges dropped against Georgia WR Rara Thomas, UCLA, Kelly agree to extension through 2027, Four Pac-12 programs renew contact with Big 12, NCAA committee approves new college football rules, Saban sounds off on proposed permanent opponents. 2 overall player in the On3 2022 rankings. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. nine non-Power 5 coordinators you need to know. Red Blaik won 77% of his games as the head coach of Army during an 18-year stint that coincided with Army pulling in the best football players in the country because of war efforts.
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