Who are college football’s top play-callers and what makes them recognizable as difference-makers offensively ahead of the start of the a new season? You’ve come to the right place. 247Sports polled several anonymous head coaches — along with a few assistants — on who they would rank as the top offensive play-callers heading into the 2024 campaign.
Many of the included play-callers are head coaches who moonlight as offensive geniuses, or they’re soon-to-be-promoted into higher position coordinators with continued success. In the era of spread offenses and copycats around the country, it’s rare to see something that hasn’t been done before, but creativity wins with a few of these inclusions and remaining one step ahead of the opposition is a calling card for all.
Ryan Grubb, the former offensive coordinator hire for Kalen DeBoer at Alabama, was noted by several coaches, but isn’t featured since he’s now in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks.
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Here’s a look at 10 play-callers most often highlighted as college football’s best from other coaches and six additional names who were also mentioned in conversation around the industry: