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Barry Odom
EA Sports College Football 27 · Coach Abilities & Skill Tree
CPrestige
32Level
35Abilities
5Archetypes
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Tactician
12 abilitiesWinner
450 Bonus XP for each win
DL
DL Ratings Boost
Boosts to Change Of Direction and Pursuit (Tier 1)
DL Ratings Boost 2
Boosts to Finesse Move and Block Shedding (Tier 2)
LB
LB Ratings Boost
Boosts to Finesse Move and Block Shedding (Tier 1)
LB Ratings Boost 2
Boosts to Pursuit and Play Recognition (Tier 2)
LB Ratings Boost 3
Boosts to Man Coverage and Zone Coverage (Tier 3)
LB Ratings Boost 4
Boosts to Tackle and Hit Power (Tier 4)
DB
DB Ratings Boost 1
Boosts to Spin, Juke, and BC Vision (Tier 1)
DB Ratings Boost 2
Boosts to Catch and Jumping (Tier 2)
DB Ratings Boost 3
Boosts to Man Coverage and Pursuit (Tier 3)
DB Ratings Boost 4
Boosts to Zone Coverage and Play Recognition (Tier 4)
K/P
Cross Train OL as DL
OL get boosts to Power Move, Block Shedding, Play Rec, & Pursuit (Tier 1)
Scheme Guru
2 abilitiesWinners Win
900 Bonus XP for each win
Ground & Pound (D)
Keep 'Em Coming
DL fatigue slower on run plays (Tier 1)
Strategist
9 abilitiesShow Don't Tell
1,500 Bonus XP for each prospect visiting for a win
DL
Making Friends
Boost to complimentary visits for DL (Tier 1)
LB
Making Friends
Boost to complimentary visits for LBs (Tier 1)
Hospitality
Visits have a bigger impact on LBs prospects (Tier 2)
Lower The Bar
LBs have a lower dealbreaker threshold (Tier 3)
DB
Making Friends
Boost to complimentary visits for DBs (Tier 1)
Hospitality
Visits have a bigger impact on DBs prospects (Tier 2)
Lower The Bar
DBs have a lower dealbreaker threshold (Tier 3)
Mind Reader
Increased chance to learn dev trait of DBs while scouting (Tier 4)
Recruiter
9 abilitiesFirm Handshakes
100 Bonus XP for signing a recruit
DL
Advanced Look
DL take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
LB
Advanced Look
LBs take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Persuasive Personality
Increased chance to sway LBs (Tier 2)
Magnetic Personality
Increased starting interest from LBs (Tier 3)
Portal King
LBs transfers are more interested (Tier 4)
DB
Advanced Look
DBs take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Persuasive Personality
Increased chance to sway DBs (Tier 2)
Magnetic Personality
Increased starting interest from DBs (Tier 3)
Elite Recruiter
3 abilitiesFirmer Handshakes
200 Bonus XP for signing a recruit
LB
Ideal Situation
Boost to ideal pitch grades for LBs (Tier 1)
DB
Ideal Situation
Boost to ideal pitch grades for DBs (Tier 1)