Very underpaid wtf we doin?
He is right around a top 10 paid DB only DB coach. As of 2021*
And as you'll see, at least 20 secondary coaches now earn at least half a million dollars a year.
1. Mike Elko, Texas A&M -- $2.1 million*
2. Alex Grinch, Oklahoma -- $1.8 million*
3. Barry Odom, Arkansas -- $1.75 million*
4. Daronte Jones, LSU -- $1.3 million*
5. Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin -- $1.1 million*
6. Jay Bateman, North Carolina -- $900,000*
7. Phil Parker, Cockeye -- $890,000*
8. Charles Kelly, Alabama -- $800,000
9. Bryan Brown, Louisville -- $750,000*
10. Terry Joseph, Texas -- $750,000+
11. Maurice Linguist, Michigan -- $680,000+
12. Nick Howell, Virginia -- $650,000*
13. Chris Partridge, Ole Miss -- $625,000+
14. Justin Hamilton, Virginia Tech -- $600,000*
15. Corey Raymond, LSU -- $575,000
16. Mike Reed, Clemson -- $545,000
17. Mickey Conn, Clemson -- $515,000
18. TJ Rushing, Texas A&M -- $513,000
19. Jahmile Addae, Georgia -- $500,000
19. Steve Clinkscale, Kentucky -- $500,000
19. Tony Hughes, Mississippi State -- $500,000+
19. Brian Norwood, UCLAbia -- $500,000
* - Defensive coordinator
+ - Co-coordinator/passing game coordinator/assistant head coach
To reiterate something you already know: the passing game has never been better in college football. Twenty-eight teams posted season-long passing efficiency
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