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Kalen DeBoer
EA Sports College Football 27 · Coach Abilities & Skill Tree
APrestige
68Level
63Abilities
7Archetypes
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Program Builder
11 abilitiesWinning Together
75 Bonus XP when a school grade or prestige increases
Coaching Family
Forever Home
Coordinators are less likely to leave in the coaching carousel (Tier 1)
Roster Retention
Best Advice
Players with 3rd-7th round draft projections are less likely to go pro (Tier 1)
Let's Run It Back
Players with 2nd round draft projections are less likely to go pro (Tier 2)
High Integrity
Gift Of Gab
Gain 3 additional persuade attempts per season (Tier 1)
Roster Retainer
Persuades have a higher success rate (Tier 2)
Full Refund
Successful persuades refund the attempt (Tier 3)
Relationship Builder
Invest
Upgrade your school's best two pipelines by one tier (Tier 1)
Making Inroads
Upgrade your school's five best pipelines by one tier (Tier 2)
Strong Roots
Giving Back
Boost to your primary pipeline (Tier 1)
Household Name
Boost to starting interest for recruits from your primary pipeline (Tier 2)
Motivator
11 abilitiesGrow Together
7 Bonus XP whenever a player levels up
QB
Extra Gear
QBs get boosts to Toughness, Stamina, and Injury (Tier 1)
Hot Hand
QBs stay hot through timeouts, quarter change, & across games (Tier 2)
Put In Work
QBs get an off-season training boost (Tier 3)
Locked In
QBs start the 4th quarter "hot" in close games (Tier 4)
RB
Extra Gear
RBs get boosts to Toughness, Stamina, and Injury (Tier 1)
WR/TE
Extra Gear
WR/TEs get boosts to Toughness, Stamina, and Injury (Tier 1)
Hot Hand
WR/TEs stay hot through timeouts, quarter change, & across games (Tier 2)
Put In Work
WR/TEs get an off-season training boost (Tier 3)
OL
Extra Gear
OL get boosts to Toughness, Stamina, and Injury (Tier 1)
K/P
Extra Gear
K/Ps get boosts to Toughness, Stamina, and Injury (Tier 1)
Tactician
9 abilitiesWinner
450 Bonus XP for each win
QB
Mobile QB Ratings Boost
Boosts to Throw on the Run and Change of Direction (Tier 1)
Passing QB Ratings Boost
Boosts Throw Under Pressure and Break Sack (Tier 2)
Mobile QB Ratings Boost 2
Boost to Spin, Juke, and BC Vision (Tier 3)
RB
RB Ratings Boost
Boosts to Pass Block and Run Block (Tier 1)
WR/TE
WR/TE Ratings Boost
Boosts to Run Block Power and Run Block Finesse (Tier 1)
WR/TE Ratings Boost 2
Boosts to Juke and Spin (Tier 2)
WR/TE Ratings Boost 3
Boosts to Short Route and Medium Route (Tier 3)
WR/TE Ratings Boost 4
Boosts to Catch and Catch In Traffic (Tier 4)
Scheme Guru
2 abilitiesWinners Win
900 Bonus XP for each win
Pass Game (O)
Take What's There
Increased catch ability for passes 10 yards or less (Tier 1)
Strategist
13 abilitiesShow Don't Tell
1,500 Bonus XP for each prospect visiting for a win
QB
Making Friends
Boost to complimentary visits for QBs (Tier 1)
Hospitality
Visits have a bigger impact on QBs prospects (Tier 2)
Lower The Bar
QBs have a lower dealbreaker threshold (Tier 3)
WR/TE
Making Friends
Boost to complimentary visits for WR/TEs (Tier 1)
Hospitality
Visits have a bigger impact on WR/TEs prospects (Tier 2)
Lower The Bar
WR/TEs have a lower dealbreaker threshold (Tier 3)
Mind Reader
Increased chance to learn dev trait of WR/TEs while scouting (Tier 4)
OL
Making Friends
Boost to complimentary visits for OL (Tier 1)
Hospitality
Visits have a bigger impact on OL prospects (Tier 2)
Lower The Bar
OL have a lower dealbreaker threshold (Tier 3)
K/P
Making Friends
Boost to complimentary visits for K/Ps (Tier 1)
Hospitality
Visits have a bigger impact on K/Ps prospects (Tier 2)
Recruiter
12 abilitiesFirm Handshakes
100 Bonus XP for signing a recruit
QB
Advanced Look
QBs take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Persuasive Personality
Increased chance to sway QBs (Tier 2)
Magnetic Personality
Increased starting interest from QBs (Tier 3)
Portal King
QBs transfers are more interested (Tier 4)
RB
Advanced Look
RBs take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
WR/TE
Advanced Look
WR/TEs take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Persuasive Personality
Increased chance to sway WR/TEs (Tier 2)
Magnetic Personality
Increased starting interest from WR/TEs (Tier 3)
Portal King
WR/TEs transfers are more interested (Tier 4)
OL
Advanced Look
OL take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
K/P
Advanced Look
K/Ps take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Elite Recruiter
5 abilitiesFirmer Handshakes
200 Bonus XP for signing a recruit
QB
Ideal Situation
Boost to ideal pitch grades for QBs (Tier 1)
Upsell
My school grades have a larger impact on QBs (Tier 2)
WR/TE
Ideal Situation
Boost to ideal pitch grades for WR/TEs (Tier 1)
Upsell
My school grades have a larger impact on WR/TEs (Tier 2)