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Welcome to the 2024–25 version of my annual future head coaches list. You may have noticed this is coming a little later than in previous years. Normally, I spend the summer making phone calls to agents, coaches and other executives throughout the industry related to the list and am eager to get it out as soon as the season kicks off to give fans something to keep an eye on, especially if, like this year, a large number of clubs start losing quickly and are largely out of it by Thanksgiving.
I decided, after receiving some helpful feedback, to push the list back this year to allow some time for additional reporting. This year, we’re going to alter the format just slightly. Last year, we had 96 names on this list between rising head coaches and coaches who are on the fast track to critical staff roles such as quarterbacks coach, pass/run-game coordinator, etc. We will update you on the names of coaches remaining on the list, and add additional blurbs on the new coaches who have made it this year.
