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Clemson's Swinney rated No. 1 in coaching impact

Clemson's Swinney rated No. 1 in coaching impact


by - Staff Writer -

There’s an abundance of college football coach rankings out there and they usually end up at the same conclusion: Alabama’s Nick Saban at No. 1, Ohio State’s Urban Meyer at No. 2 and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney at No. 3.

CFB Data Lab took a deeper dive into the numbers recently to measure which coaches are getting the best out of recruited talent and arrived at a different answer: Clemson’s Swinney on top.

Assessing the last three full seasons, Swinney and his team's three-straight Playoff appearances lead the way (1.606 rating), followed by Wisconsin’s Paul Chryst (1.515), Washington’s Chris Peterson (1.448), Alabama’s Saban (1.123) and Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy (1.034).

On the opposite end of the spectrum, UNC’s Larry Fedora (-1.540) and former Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher (-1.050) ranked among the lower tier in coaching impact.

The same site also reviewed recruiting success versus future pro prospects and Clemson led the way there as well.

The Tigers had 21 more NFL draft picks (49) than the average expected (28) in the recruiting classes from 2004-13. By class, the most impressive was 2013 with nine selections out of only three expected picks per the metrics.

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