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2026 College Football Coaching Salaries

83 coaches · Sorted by Salary

Kirby Smart

Kirby SmartGeorgia · NCAA-FB

Curt Cignetti

Curt CignettiIndiana · NCAA-FB

Lane Kiffin

Lane KiffinLSU · NCAA-FB

Rank

Coach

01
Kirby SmartAge 50
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$13.3MSource ↗
02
Curt CignettiAge 65
PosHC
School
AgentThayer EvansCoaches Rep
Salary$13M
03
Lane KiffinAge 51
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$13M
04
Ryan DayAge 47
PosHC
School
AgentTrace ArmstrongAthletes First
Salary$12.6MSource ↗
05
Kalen DeBoerAge 51
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$12.5M
06
Lincoln RileyAge 42
PosHC
School
Agent—
Salary$11.5MSource ↗
07
Dabo SwinneyAge 56
PosHC
School
AgentRuss CampbellPatrick StrongBalch Sports
Salary$11.4MSource ↗
08
Steve SarkisianAge 52
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$11.1M
09
Mike ElkoAge 48
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$10.8M
10
Dan LanningAge 40
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$10.4MSource ↗
11
Mike NorvellAge 44
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$10.3M
12
Eli DrinkwitzAge 43
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$10.3M
13
Marcus FreemanAge 40
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$10M
14
Deion SandersAge 58
PosHC
School
AgentTabetha PlummerRepresent International Sports
Salary$10M
15
Bill BelichickAge 74
PosHC
School
AgentNeil CornrichNC Sports
Salary$10M
16
Shane BeamerAge 49
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$9.2MSource ↗
17
Josh HeupelAge 48
PosHC
School
AgentRick SmithPriority Sports Group
Salary$9M
18
Brent VenablesAge 55
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$8.7M
19
Matt RhuleAge 51
PosHC
School
AgentTrace ArmstrongAthletes First
Salary$8.5M
20
Mario CristobalAge 55
PosHC
School
AgentBryan HarlanExcel Sports Management
Salary$8.3MSource ↗
21
Bret BielemaAge 56
PosHC
School
AgentNeil CornrichNC Sports
Salary$8.2MSource ↗
22
Matt CampbellAge 46
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$8MSource ↗
23
Kyle WhittinghamAge 66
PosHC
School
AgentRyan TollnerBruce TollnerRep 1 Sports
Salary$8M
24
P.J. FleckAge 45
PosHC
School
AgentBryan HarlanExcel Sports Management
Salary$7.9M
25
Luke FickellAge 52
PosHC
School
AgentTrace ArmstrongAthletes First
Salary$7.8MSource ↗
26
Jedd FischAge 50
PosHC
School
AgentDoug HendricksonWasserman Sports
Salary$7.7M
27
Jon SumrallAge 43
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$7.5M
28
Kenny DillinghamAge 36
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$7.4MSource ↗
29
Pat NarduzziAge 60
PosHC
School
Agent—
Salary$7.3M
30
Kirk FerentzAge 70
PosHC
School
AgentNeil CornrichNC Sports
Salary$7.2MSource ↗
31
Sonny DykesAge 56
PosHC
School
AgentTrace ArmstrongAthletes First
Salary$7MSource ↗
32
Pete GoldingAge 42
PosHC
School
AgentEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$6.8M
33
Alex GoleshAge 41
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$6.8M
34
Greg SchianoAge 60
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$6.8M
35
Ryan SilverfieldAge 45
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$6.7MSource ↗
36
Lance LeipoldAge 61
PosHC
School
AgentBryan HarlanExcel Sports Management
Salary$6.7MSource ↗
37
Brent KeyAge 47
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$6.5M
38
Joey McGuireAge 54
PosHC
School
AgentTrace ArmstrongAlex HammondAthletes First
Salary$6.5M
39
Mike LocksleyAge 56
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$6.4M
40
Dave DoerenAge 54
PosHC
School
AgentJordan BazantWilliam Morris
Salary$6.2MSource ↗
41
Barry OdomAge 49
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$6MSource ↗
42
James FranklinAge 54
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$6M
43
Jeff BrohmAge 55
PosHC
School
AgentShawn FreibertGlobal Sports Management Group
Salary$6MSource ↗
44
Jamey ChadwellAge 49
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$5.9MSource ↗
45
Will SteinAge 36
PosHC
School
Agent—
Salary$5.5M
46
Pat FitzgeraldAge 51
PosHC
School
Agent—
Salary$5M
47
Dave ArandaAge 49
PosHC
School
AgentPatrick StrongBalch Sports
Salary$4.7MSource ↗
48
Willie FritzAge 66
PosHC
School
AgentBryan HarlanExcel Sports Management
Salary$4.5M
49
Jeff Lebby
PosHC
School
AgentEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$4.5M
50
Tony ElliottAge 46
PosHC
School
AgentMike KellyKelly Law Group
Salary$4.3MSource ↗