Finished up the final edition of my coach power ratings, after making a couple additions.
- Added weights to better account for more recent data
- Added a recruiting grade to account for three primary components
- Overall weighted recruiting average
- Recruiting average above school expectations (So Chadwell gets credit for recruiting well at a school like CCU)
- Talent development over time (calculated by taking the slope of adjusted talent over the coach's tenure at a school)
Since that's done, I figured I'd share the rankings for pretty much anyone I saw referenced as a candidate (and Pruitt/Butch too for comparison's sake...)
1. James Franklin - 86
Offense - 80
Defense - 81
Recruiting - 94
2. Mario Cristobal - 85
Offense - 82
Defense - 80
Recruiting - 93
3. Matt Campbell - 83
Offense - 83
Defense - 84
Recruiting - 78
4. Tom Herman - 83
Offense - 80
Defense - 80
Recruiting - 92
5. Josh Heupel - 82
Offense - 88
Defense - 77
Recruiting - 74
6. Luke Fickell - 81
Offense - 75
Defense - 85
Recruiting - 79
7. Billy Napier - 80
Offense - 84
Defense - 71
Recruiting - 79
8. PJ Fleck - 80
Offense - 84
Defense - 73
Recruiting - 77
9. Hugh Freeze - 79
Offense - 86
Defense - 74
Recruiting - 74
10. Scott Satterfield - 77
Offense - 81
Defense - 78
Recruiting - 67
11. Jamey Chadwell - 77
Offense - 78
Defense - 70
Recruiting - 82
12. Lane Kiffin - 76
Offense - 83
Defense - 68
Recruiting - 76
13. Sonny Dykes - 75
Offense - 81
Defense - 70
Recruiting - 73
14. Butch Jones - 75
Offense - 74
Defense - 71
Recruiting - 82
15. Jeremy Pruitt - 74
Offense - 67
Defense - 75
Recruiting - 82
16. Neal Brown - 73
Offense - 68
Defense - 82
Recruiting - 64
17. Lance Leipold - 73
Offense - 79
Defense - 76
Recruiting - 59
18. Will Healy - 68
Offense - 73
Defense - 60
Recruiting - 78
Among active head coaches FBS/SEC, Heupel ranks:
Overall - 16/6
Offense - 5/2
Defense - 44/10
Recruiting - 55/9