Coaches / Position coach / Will Friend
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Will Friend
Offensive Line Coach · North Carolina
Headline rating: as position coach · offensive line. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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index in development
Seasons here2
Programs6
Stints6
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As offensive coordinator
Rating71Peak76
His offense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
| Season | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.20 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.84 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 0.09 | — | 0.40 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · offensive line
Rating70Peak80
Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.
| Season | Team | Room | Room quality | Development | Recruiting | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | Offensive line | 63 | -7.3 | 0.871 | -0.16 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | Offensive line | 65 | +0.5 | 0.869 | 0.22 |
| 2022 | Auburn | Offensive line | 68 | -9.4 | 0.887 | -0.00 |
| 2021 | Auburn | Offensive line | 82 | +6.0 | 0.901 | 1.16 |
| 2020 | Tennessee | Offensive line | 65 | -1.2 | 0.869 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | Tennessee | Offensive line | 57 | +11.4 | 0.882 | 0.52 |
| 2018 | Tennessee | Offensive line | 42 | -18.1 | 0.929 | -0.89 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | Offensive line | 76 | +0.6 | 0.811 | 0.16 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | Offensive line | 80 | — | 0.805 | 0.21 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.