Coaches
Garrett Riley
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Garrett Riley
Played at Texas Tech 2008-2009, Stephen F. Austin 2010
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Roosevelt HS (TX) (HS) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2012 | Augustana (IL) | Position | RB | not known |
| 2013-2014 | East Carolina | GA | GA | Ruffin McNeill |
| 2015 | East Carolina | Position | OWR | Ruffin McNeill |
| 2016 | Kansas | Analyst | OA | David Beaty |
| 2017 | Kansas | Position | QB | David Beaty |
| 2018 | Kansas | Position | TE/FB | David Beaty |
| 2019 | App State | Position | RB | Eli Drinkwitz*+ |
| 2020-2021 | SMU | OC | OC/QB✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2022 | TCU | OC | OC/QB✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2023-2025 | Clemson | OC | OC/QB✓ | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2026- | Missouri | Position | QB | Eli Drinkwitz*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SMU | Co-offensive coordinator | 24 | 21 | 32 | 36 | 127 |
| 2021 | SMU | Co-offensive coordinator | 8 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 130 |
| 2022 | TCU | Offensive coordinator | 20 | 16 | 53 | 25 | 131 |
| 2023 | Clemson | Offensive coordinator | 91 | 74 | 35 | 69 | 133 |
| 2024 | Clemson | Offensive coordinator | 25 | 36 | 25 | 91 | 134 |
| 2025 | Clemson | Offensive coordinator | 59 | 72 | 64 | 25 | 136 |
Worked under
- Ruffin McNeill · East Carolina 2013-2015 (GA, Position)
- David Beaty · Kansas 2016-2018 (Analyst, Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · App State 2019 (Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · SMU 2020-2021 (OC, Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · TCU 2022 (OC, Position)
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2023-2025 (OC, Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · East Carolina 2013-2015 · him GA, Position, them Other, Position
- Lincoln Riley*+ · East Carolina 2013-2014 · him GA, them OC, Other, Position
- Rick Smith · East Carolina 2013-2015 · him GA, Position, them DC, Position
- Ruffin McNeill · East Carolina 2013-2015 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Brad Davis · East Carolina 2015 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Dave Nichol · East Carolina 2015 · him Position, them OC
- Clint Bowen · Kansas 2016-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- David Beaty · Kansas 2016-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Kenny Perry · Kansas 2016-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Nate Dreiling · Kansas 2016 · him Analyst, them GA
- Rob Likens · Kansas 2016 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Doug Meacham · Kansas 2017-2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- A. J. Ricker · Kansas 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Miller · Kansas 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Charlie Harbison · App State 2019 · him Position, them Position
- D. J. Smith · App State 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · App State 2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Greg Gasparato · App State 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Shawn Clark · App State 2019 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Ted Roof · App State 2019 · him Position, them DC
- A. J. Ricker · SMU 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Kane · SMU 2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · SMU 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jim Leavitt · SMU 2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Kenny Perry · SMU 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- A. J. Ricker · TCU 2022 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Doug Meacham · TCU 2022 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joe Gillespie · TCU 2022 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · TCU 2022 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Chad Morris · Clemson 2023 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2023-2025 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- John Grass · Clemson 2023-2025 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Kyle Richardson · Clemson 2023-2025 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mickey Conn · Clemson 2023-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Nick Eason · Clemson 2023-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Wes Goodwin · Clemson 2023-2024 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Rumph · Clemson 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Position
- John Scott Jr. · Clemson 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Matt Luke · Clemson 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Houston · Clemson 2025 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Tom Allen · Clemson 2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Alex Atkins · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Chip Lindsey · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them OC
- Chris Ball · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Analyst
- Corey Batoon · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them DC
- Curtis Luper · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Position
- David Blackwell · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Derek Nicholson · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jacob Yoro · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Position
- John Papuchis · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Analyst, ST coord.
Played together
- Eric Morris*+ · Texas Tech 2008
- Graham Harrell · Texas Tech 2008
- Seth Doege · Texas Tech 2008-2009