Stature and coaches, 2015–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
DynastyBlue BloodPower ProgramNational ProgramRegional Program
Run↔pass identity, by season
Every coach
Big movers show how many stature points they built or lost against what they inherited; steadier tenures show the tier they reached instead.
2025–now
2-18
2023–2024
Biff Poggi Short tenure
2023 offense ranked in the 4th percentile nationally — historically bad
6-16
2022
Peter Rossomando Short tenure
No outlier style signal this stint
2-2
2019–2022
Will Healy Steady
Will Healy moved the 49ers from Regional Program V to Regional Program IV in 4 seasons.
2021 defense ranked in the 3th percentile nationally — historically bad
+0.9 pts over 4 seasons · top 30% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Charlie Weatherbie’s Utah State run (1992–1994)
2nd-best Charlotte tenure of 2 by the numbers.
Followed Brad Lambert (2015–2018) · succeeded by Peter Rossomando (2022).
| Season | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||
| Record | 7-6 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 1-7 | |
| Postseason | L bowl | — | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #128 | #88 | #100 | #105 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | 53.6 | |
| Coordinators | |||||
| OC | Alex Atkins | Mark Carney | Mark Carney | Mark Carney | |
| DC | Brandon Cooper / Marcus West | Brandon Cooper / Marcus West | Brandon Cooper / Marcus West | Greg Brown | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||
| Offense | 72 | 22 | 50 | 31 | |
| Defense | 23 | 49 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | |||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | |
Recruiter or developer?
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on offense and underperforms his recruiting talent on defense.
Offense vs. talent
-0.2 pts
#111 of 208 · middle half
Defense vs. talent
-24.4 pts
#186 of 208 · bottom quarter
Recruiting talent is team-wide (no offense/defense split exists in the source data) -- both sides are scored against the same talent input, only the outcome is side-specific.
Roster construction · portal era
Barely touches the portal — recruits and develops his own.
Portal arrivals
14
3.0★ avg rating
Portal departures
21
left via the portal
Net portal flow
-7
#150 of 187 FBS stints
Who they bring in
Brings in smaller-than-position-typical players than most.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
Avg. size (raw)
6′1″, 232 lbs
across 11 of 14 arrivals — unadjusted for position mix
Size vs. position-typical
-4.5 lbs
#254 of 255 · bottom quarter
Avg. class year
Sr
#1 of 255 · top quarter
Top states: AL (2), GA (1), TX (1), FL (1), DC (1)
Who won the portal our read
Talent added
36.0
position-weighted
Talent lost
41.1
position-weighted
Net
-5.1
arrivals minus departures
Best addition: Geo Howard (CB) from Purdue
Biggest loss: Dominique Shoffner (QB) to the portal
Position-value-weighted (QB/CB weighted highest, depth-decayed within each position) — the same scoring engine as the Portal Heat feed, not a separate grade.
Does the system survive a coordinator change?
OC: Alex Atkins → Mark Carney · 2020
1-season window either side — numbers shown, not enough to badge a verdict.
Confound, shown not hidden: only 84% of offensive production returned the year the coordinator changed — the roster turned over at the same time, not just the play-caller.
Roster size, by position
Skill positions · usage-weighted (real participation)
Quarterback
205 lbs
6′0″ avg · #604 of 767 · bottom quarter
Running back
202 lbs
5′10″ avg · #576 of 791 · middle half
Wide receiver
190 lbs
6′1″ avg · #513 of 791 · middle half
Tight end
238 lbs
6′4″ avg · #595 of 731 · bottom quarter
Trench & secondary · recruited roster, not confirmed starters
Interior line
303 lbs
6′3″ avg · #611 of 779 · bottom quarter
D-line
284 lbs
6′2″ avg · #376 of 753 · middle half
Linebacker
221 lbs
6′1″ avg · #679 of 772 · bottom quarter
Cornerback
188 lbs
6′0″ avg · #488 of 771 · middle half
Offensive-line size is one undifferentiated bucket — the source data almost never distinguishes tackle from guard from center, so we can't split them out.
Where the roster comes from, by position
Buys Athlete via the portal
29%
#17 of 146 stints
Grows Tight end from high school
100%
#164 of 188 stints
Grows Edge from high school
75%
#165 of 208 stints
Postseason detail2019: Lost to Buffalo 9-31 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
3 NFL Draft picks: Alex Highsmith (2020), Cameron Clark (2020), Grant DuBose (2023)
+0.9
15-24
2015–2018
Brad Lambert Steady
Brad Lambert held the 49ers at Regional Program IV for 4 seasons.
1st-best Charlotte tenure of 2 by the numbers.
Succeeded by Will Healy (2019–2022).
| Season | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||
| Record | 2-10 | 4-8 | 1-11 | 5-7 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #125 | #119 | #114 | #111 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | |
| Coordinators | |||||
| OC | Jeff Mullen | Jeff Mullen | Jeff Mullen | Shane Montgomery | |
| DC | Matt Wallerstedt | Matt Wallerstedt | Matt Wallerstedt | Glenn Spencer / Chip West | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||
| Offense | 5 | 14 | 1 | 26 | |
| Defense | 36 | 62 | 23 | 67 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | |||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | |
Recruiter or developer?
Underperforms his recruiting talent on offense and performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on defense.
Offense vs. talent
-21.2 pts
#180 of 208 · bottom quarter
Defense vs. talent
+12.4 pts
#61 of 208 · middle half
Recruiting talent is team-wide (no offense/defense split exists in the source data) -- both sides are scored against the same talent input, only the outcome is side-specific.
Does the system survive a coordinator change?
DC: Matt Wallerstedt → Glenn Spencer (co) / Chip West (co) · 2018
1-season window either side — numbers shown, not enough to badge a verdict.
Where the roster comes from, by position
Grows Tight end from high school
100%
#164 of 188 stints
Grows Edge from high school
100%
#191 of 208 stints
2 NFL Draft picks: Larry Ogunjobi (2017), Nate Davis (2019)
Regional Program IV
12-36