One of just two returners to the 30Under30 list, Newsome made the jump from GA to tight ends coach this offseason after four years in off-the-field roles within the Michigan program. Elijah Robinson, Texas A&M -- $867,000+ 4. Bowen worked at Michigan State as a GA (2017), Florida State as a GA and analyst (2018-20) and at South Carolina as a GA (2021). Before that he spent three years as Minnesotas Director of Recruiting Communications, where he helped land those like True Freshman All-American Justin Walley. Theres going to be quite a bit of Akron flavor on this list, and Bell has quickly gained a reputation in college football as an energetic recruiter and a fast-rising coach. Woodson, an ex-Ole Miss defensive back, also has the defensive pass game coordinator title at Florida State. Elijah Robinson, Texas A&M defensive line coach: Robinson gets most of the credit for one of national signing day's biggest wins when he beat Nick Saban and Alabama for McKinnley Jackson out of Mississippi. 1), kick-return average (No. Chad Bowden, Notre Dame, Director of Recruiting (28). While there's certainly a conversation brewing between Saban and the next coach on this list, the Alabama leader gets the nod here for being the greatest college football coach of all time. Watson played linebacker and defensive tackle in college and has also spent time coaching running backs in his career. Since he got on the field in 2019, Bohl has worked with a trio of NFL Draft picks (Logan Wilson, Cash Maluia and Chad Muma). Was promoted to run game coordinator for the Nittany Lions in 2020. At Virginia, Hagans caught a career-best 28 passes as a sophomore. 14) and interceptions (No. Made a big-time impression with people at LSU during his one season on the Tigers staff. Flowers, who is expected to be a first-round draft pick on Thursday night, was the best wide receiver in the ACC and easily could have transferred to one of the elite programs in college football, but he chose not [more] Watson also served as the Rebels d-line coach for the 2020 Outback Bowl. Assisted with Ohio States running backs and tight ends for three seasons in his role as a Buckeyes graduate assistant from 2017-19. Xavier Worthy, Texas. Also is a respected special teams coordinator. FEATURE: More on 30Under30 nominee Marquise Watson. Rodney Garner, Auburn defensive line coach: If you want a position that has powered Auburn's success as much as any other, it's defensive line, and Garner played a critical role in reloading at that spot once again. Hall) was a three-time finalist for FCS Defensive Player of the Year. Produced 48 all-conference players during his seven seasons as an offensive coordinator at West Georgia and West Alabama, including two All-American offensive linemen at West Georgia (Harley Vaughan and Austin Kastl). Was a fourth-round pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 2009 NFL Draft and played seven seasons in the NFL. Last year, former 30Under30 member Zach Kittley had a record-breaking season as the Hilltoppers play-caller. Alabama likes the 6-foot-2, 170-pounder at wide receiver. In the Class of 2020, these guys were the best recruiters college football had to offer throughout the cycle,according to the 247Sports Recruiter Rankings. In his second season as the offensive coordinator at St. Ambrose (an NAIA school in Davenport, Iowa), Drinkalls offense ranked No. In fact, hes already turned down opportunities elsewhere to stay at Texas A&M, per a source. Former USC star wide receiver (2000-03) who left as the Trojans career leader in receptions. Shaw was the wide receivers coach at Fordham in 2020, where he helped guide a group with a trio of 600-yard receivers, including record-breaking freshman Dequee Carter. 9. Also is Boston Colleges defensive pass game coordinator. Was UCFs quarterbacks coach last season after working as an analyst in 2019. He also did work in southern California as the lead recruiter on five-star linebacker Justin Flowe. 1. As a player, Wright was an All-American defensive lineman at Texas and was one of the leaders of the Longhorns 2005 national championship team. Has coached multiple all-conference and future NFL running backs, including Miles Sanders at Penn State and Charles Sims and Wendell Smallwood at West Virginia. Is one of the latest coaching stars to emerge from the tree of former. Lamb has quickly climbed the coaching ranks in the time since. Led the way for BCs 2021 class that was the Eagles top-ranked group in the modern recruiting era. Under Harris, FIU running back DVonte Price developed into one of the nations most productive running backs last season (116.2 yards per game) and a potential early-round 2022 NFL Draft pick. A UConn alumnus,. The Bulldogs were the only SEC team with multiple 50-plus-yard kick returns. 12), pass efficiency defense (No. Collins was elevated to an on-field linebacker role last November after McGuire left Waco for Texas Tech. One of the youngest coordinators in the country, Bailey joined Buffalo this offseason after spending the last three years at Texas A&M as a defensive assistant. Helped Houston go from No. Serves as Oklahomas associate head coach of offense in addition to being the Sooners tight ends and H-backs coach. Ruzic has also made stops at Ole Miss, UT Chattanooga and Valdosta State. Tray Scott, Georgia -- $760,000 7. Founded in 2009 by Dustin Smith and Ty Detmer. Looking at the coaches that rank in the top ten of wide receiver usage, we see six teams with their primary play-caller featured - the Cincinnati Bengals ( Zac Taylor ), Dallas Cowboys (.