16 for '16: CFB Coaches who are best at developing NFL talent – NFL.com
Published: June 15, 2016 at 12:29 p.m.
Updated: June 15, 2016 at 12:54 p.m.
Chase Goodbread
College Football 24/7‘s “16 for ’16” series continues with a look at 16 coaches who are most effective at developing NFL talent. Recruiting certainly plays a big role in which programs bring in the top high school talent in the country, but getting that talent adjusted to the college game and, eventually, ready for the NFL is an entirely different task. While some coaches listed here produce a very high number of draft picks, it’s not just a compilation of football factories — room was made for coaches who develop players effectively regardless of the volume of NFL talent they produce.
