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Dave Aranda
EA Sports College Football 27 · Coach Abilities & Skill Tree
C+Prestige
36Level
39Abilities
5Archetypes
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Tactician
11 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)
DL Ratings Boost 3
Boosts to Power Move and Hit Power (Tier 3)
DL Ratings Boost 4
Boosts to Tackle and Play Recognition (Tier 4)
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)
Scheme Guru
3 abilitiesWinners Win
900 Bonus XP for each win
Fast Tempo (D)
Gas Tank
Defenders fatigue at a slower rate (Tier 1)
Not So Fast
Reduced delay for defenders looking to the sideline at the snap (Tier 2)
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)
Hospitality
Visits have a bigger impact on DL prospects (Tier 2)
Lower The Bar
DL have a lower dealbreaker threshold (Tier 3)
Mind Reader
Increased chance to learn dev trait of DL while scouting (Tier 4)
LB
Making Friends
Boost to complimentary visits for LBs (Tier 1)
Hospitality
Visits have a bigger impact on LBs prospects (Tier 2)
DB
Making Friends
Boost to complimentary visits for DBs (Tier 1)
Hospitality
Visits have a bigger impact on DBs prospects (Tier 2)
Recruiter
12 abilitiesFirm Handshakes
100 Bonus XP for signing a recruit
DL
Advanced Look
DL take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Persuasive Personality
Increased chance to sway DL (Tier 2)
Magnetic Personality
Increased starting interest from DL (Tier 3)
Portal King
DL transfers are more interested (Tier 4)
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)
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)
K/P
Advanced Look
K/Ps take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Elite Recruiter
4 abilitiesFirmer Handshakes
200 Bonus XP for signing a recruit
DL
Ideal Situation
Boost to ideal pitch grades for DL (Tier 1)
LB
Ideal Situation
Boost to ideal pitch grades for LBs (Tier 1)
Upsell
My school grades have a larger impact on LBs (Tier 2)