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Coaching Influence

The most influential mentors in NFL coaching history

Largest Coaching Trees

Whose assistants became the most head coaches

1
Bill Parcells 13
13 protégés became head coaches
2
Marty Schottenheimer 12
12 protégés became head coaches
3
Bill Belichick 11
11 protégés became head coaches
4
Andy Reid 11
11 protégés became head coaches
5
George Allen 10
10 protégés became head coaches
6
Weeb Ewbank 9
9 protégés became head coaches
7
Jon Gruden 9
9 protégés became head coaches
8
Tom Coughlin 9
9 protégés became head coaches
9
Sid Gillman 8
8 protégés became head coaches
10
Forrest Gregg 8
8 protégés became head coaches
11
Don Shula 8
8 protégés became head coaches
12
Jack Pardee 8
8 protégés became head coaches
13
Bill Cowher 8
8 protégés became head coaches
14
Brian Billick 8
8 protégés became head coaches
15
Mike Holmgren 8
8 protégés became head coaches
16
Dan Reeves 7
7 protégés became head coaches
17
Norv Turner 7
7 protégés became head coaches
18
Bud Grant 7
7 protégés became head coaches
19
John Harbaugh 7
7 protégés became head coaches
20
John Fox 7
7 protégés became head coaches
21
Bill Walsh 6
6 protégés became head coaches
22
Don Coryell 6
6 protégés became head coaches
23
Mike Shanahan 6
6 protégés became head coaches
24
Lou Saban 6
6 protégés became head coaches
25
Gary Kubiak 6
6 protégés became head coaches

Most Protégés

Mentored the most assistant coaches across their career

1
Pete Carroll 125
mentored 125 coaches
2
Sean Payton 92
mentored 92 coaches
3
Mike McCarthy 91
mentored 91 coaches
4
Mike Shanahan 90
mentored 90 coaches
5
Jon Gruden 89
mentored 89 coaches
6
John Harbaugh 88
mentored 88 coaches
7
Bill Belichick 85
mentored 85 coaches
8
Norv Turner 84
mentored 84 coaches
9
Andy Reid 82
mentored 82 coaches
10
John Fox 80
mentored 80 coaches
11
Todd Bowles 80
mentored 80 coaches
12
Lovie Smith 78
mentored 78 coaches
13
Jack Del Rio 76
mentored 76 coaches
14
Jeff Fisher 76
mentored 76 coaches
15
Frank Reich 74
mentored 74 coaches
16
Kyle Shanahan 72
mentored 72 coaches
17
Sean McVay 71
mentored 71 coaches
18
Tom Coughlin 68
mentored 68 coaches
19
Doug Pederson 68
mentored 68 coaches
20
Marty Schottenheimer 66
mentored 66 coaches
21
Rex Ryan 65
mentored 65 coaches
22
Ron Rivera 65
mentored 65 coaches
23
Dick Vermeil 64
mentored 64 coaches
24
Mike Tomlin 63
mentored 63 coaches
25
Dan Quinn 63
mentored 63 coaches