Dave Campbell's is proud to honor the best young coaches across Texas with our sixth annual 40-Under-40, recognizing 40 of the rising stars in the coaching ranks. This year's list spans the Lone Star State across regions — from El Paso and San Antonio, to West Texas and the Coastal Bend— and classifications — from FBS and Non-FBS to Texas high school football.

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2024 Dave Campbell's Texas Football 40-Under-40

Austin Armstrong, Houston DC
Armstrong became a defensive coordinator in the SEC at 31 years old when he was hired by Florida in 2023. He arrives in Houston to take control of the Cougars' defense.

Matt Cannata, Lamar OL
Cannata has developed the Cardinals’ offensive line into one of the top units in the Southland Conference, and this year’s group may be his best yet.

Nick Graham, UTSA CB
A former star cornerback himself, Graham is quickly becoming one of the top defensive back coaches at the G5 level. He helped develop Tariq Woolen and Zah Frazier into NFL Draft picks.

D’Eriq King, SMU QB
A Texas high school football legend and former quarterback at Miami, King enters Year 2 as the quarterbacks coach at SMU.

Mitch Kirsch, TCU TE
Kirsch arrived at TCU as an offensive analyst in 2021 and has worked his way up the ranks under Sonny Dykes, who he also worked for at SMU.

Collin Klein, Texas A&M OC
Texas A&M boasted the second-best rushing offense in the SEC in Klein’s first year as play-caller in Aggieland. He was a Heisman finalist at Kansas State.

AJ Milwee, Texas QB
Milwee helped Quinn Ewers lead Texas to back-to-back College Football Playoff berths and is now in charge of Arch Manning’s development in Austin.

James Blanchard, Texas Tech GM
James Blanchard is one of the pioneers in the growing space of general managers in college football. He’s been instrumental in putting together a roster at Texas Tech that can compete for a Big 12 title in 2025.

Mike O’Guin, Texas State DL
O’Guin has turned the Texas State defensive line into a consistent and dynamic unit, developing underrated prospects into stars for the Bobcats and beyond.

Matt Powledge, Baylor DC
Powledge has spent four of the past five years on Baylor’s defensive staff. His Bears improved by 23 spots in total defense last season.

Michael Rosas, Texas Wesleyan Chief of Staff/LB
Rosas enters his ninth season with the Rams and has been instrumental in developing the Texas Wesleyan football program into a national power.

Sean Brophy, North Texas QB
One of the architects of a North Texas offense that finished 12th in passing in 2023 and fourth nationally last season. Both Mean Green quarterbacks passed for over 3,000 yards.

Justin Richter, West Texas A&M DC
West Texas A&M’s new defensive coordinator brings a record of success, having led a Missouri Southern defense that allowed just 25.8 points per game over four seasons.

Jerwin Wilson, Texas Southern WR
Regarded as one of the top high school recruiters in college football, Wilson has infused Texas Southern with talent since his arrival in 2019.

Brad Wilson, Texas A&M–Kingsville OC
The Javelinas enter the 2025 season as Lone Star Conference title contenders following the addition of Wilson and head coach Scott Parr.

Ricky Beaty, Salado
Beaty, in year one at the helm in Salado, guided the Eagles to a 7–5 mark and their first playoff victory since 2020.

Greg Davis, Wichita Falls Legacy
Davis gets his shot to be a head coach after spending time as an assistant at programs like Southlake Carroll, Katy, and Galena Park North Shore.

Scott Freeman, Junction
Freeman, in his fourth season at the helm, led Junction to a 12–2 mark and their deepest playoff run since 2009.

Matthew Garcia, San Diego
Alice native and former San Antonio Johnson DC Matthew Garcia, in his first head coaching gig, takes over one of South Texas’ most underrated programs in 2025.

Brooks Haack, Houston Memorial
The former Katy star QB and offensive coordinator at Richmond Randle takes over for legendary Gary Koch, who retired after 32 seasons leading the Mustangs.

Cornelius Harmon, Aldine Nimitz
Harmon has quietly built Aldine Nimitz into a perennial playoff team, posting a 21–11 record in three seasons. Before his arrival, the Cougars’ last winning season was 2007.

CJ Hantz, Saint Jo
After a successful run at Throckmorton, Hantz immediately kept it rolling at Saint Jo, taking the Panthers to their first 10-win season since 2019 in his first season.  

David Haynes Jr., Whitney
In three seasons at the controls in Hill County, Haynes Jr. has led Whitney to a 25–11 record, including a sensational 11–2 mark in 2023.

Jalen Helms, Blanket
Coaching is a family business for the Helms clan, and Jalen is the latest star in the making — he has Blanket trending way up after a successful inaugural season as head coach.

Glenn Hill, Geronimo Navarro
Hill, who was part of his uncle Larry Hill’s state champion staff at Smithson Valley, takes over a Navarro program that has become accustomed to winning in recent years.

Luke Hobbs, Giddings
Hobbs, who took over at Giddings in January, spent the past two seasons at Schulenburg, where he posted a 13–10 record and led the Shorthorns to the area playoffs in 2024.

Kerry Hyder Jr., Dallas Bishop Dunne
The former Austin LBJ, Texas Tech and NFL standout makes his head coaching debut with the Falcons, and he should turn the program around in a hurry.

David Jackson, Fort Bend Crawford
Jackson, with no seniors on the roster, guided Fort Bend Crawford to a stunning playoff appearance in their first varsity season. With every player back in 2025, the Chargers could make noise.

Frank Martinez, El Paso El Dorado
In his fourth season leading the Aztecs, Martinez guided El Dorado to a 10–1 mark and an outright district championship in 2024.

Tyler Moore, Prosper
Despite incredible growth and two new high schools opening recently in Prosper ISD, Moore has kept Prosper High strong, posting an 18–5 record in two seasons.

Blake Mouser, Tolar
Mouser, in his head coaching debut, took over a Tolar team that moved up to 3A Division II and still posted a stellar 11–2 overall record.

Jimmy Moynahan, Bellaire Episcopal
A Boston native, Moynahan made his way to Texas by way of Ohio and took over at one of Houston’s most talent-rich programs, anxious to get them back to SPC contention.

Terrance Orr, Mesquite Poteet
The Orr name is well known in DFW, and the former Hebron offensive coordinator gets his shot to be a head coach as he looks to turn Mesquite Poteet around.

Earnest Pena, West Columbia
Pena, who took over the Roughnecks program in 2023, led Columbia to an 8–4 record and a bi-district title in 2024.

Chad President, Temple
Temple legend Chad President gets his shot to be a head coach at his alma mater after spending 2024 as the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator.

Eli Reinhart, Hutto
Reinhart was the offensive coordinator for North Crowley’s 6A Division I state title team in 2024. He returns to Central Texas (where he spent time as an assistant) for his first head coaching gig.

Jordon Ricker, San Antonio MacArthur
Longtime Alamo Heights defensive coordinator Jordon Ricker looks to restore his alma mater to past glory in the Alamo City.

Eric Soza, Rockport-Fulton
Soza, who took over in May of 2024, led the Pirates to a playoff win and a more-than-respectable 7–5 record in his head coaching debut.

Mike Trevino, Lytle
Trevino, in two seasons at Lytle, has posted a 12–9 record. In the previous two seasons combined, Lytle posted just one victory.

Eric Ward, Lubbock Estacado
The former Texas Tech star didn’t take over at Estacado until mid-June, and despite the late start, he led the Matadors to a 7–5 record and an area-round playoff appearance.