Defensive backs coaches have more responsibility than ever, which means they're wearing more hats than they ever have and getting paid more than they ever have.
In an age where base defense places five defensive backs on the field, DBs have blitz, play the run and the pass, cover tight ends, backs, slots and wideouts -- sometimes all on the same play.
As a result, it's now more common than not for FBS teams to employ two defensive backs coaches, and more common than not for one of those coaches to carry a title beyond cornerbacks and/or safeties coach. And they're paid accordingly.
At least 34 secondary coaches are earning north of half a million dollars a year, and most of those are a co-coordinator, a passing game coordinator, or an assistant head coach, if not a coordinator altogether.
As always, salaries are based on open records, media reports and, when applicable, the USA Today coaching salary database.
$1.9 million: Phil Parker, Iowa*
$1.4 million: Morgan Scalley, Utah*; Tim Walton, Ohio State+
$1.3 million: Travaris Robinson, Georgia+
$1 million: Corey Batoon, Missouri*; Chris Hampton, Oregon+
$900,000: Mickey Conn, Clemson+; Mike Reed, Clemson+
$875,000: Charles Kelly, Auburn+; Maurice Linguist, Alabama+
$825,000: Joe Klanderman, Kansas State*
$850,000: Donte Williams, Georgia
$800,000: Terry Joseph, Texas+; Robert Livingston, Colorado*
$755,000: Corey Raymond, LSU
$750,000: Bryan Brown, Ole Miss+; Jay Valai, Oklahoma+
$700,000: Ron English, Louisville+; Aaron Henry, Illinois*; Joe Lorig, Oregon+; Addison Williams, UCF+
$675,000: Torrian Gray, South Carolina
$670,000: Evan Cooper, Nebraska
$650,000: Wesley McGriff, Auburn; Sharrieff Shah, Utah+
$625,000: Colin Hitschler, Alabama+
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$600,000: Aazaar Abdul-Rahim, Maryland+
$550,000: Matt Barnes, Mississippi State; Tim Duffie, Oklahoma State+; Marcel Yates, Texas Tech+
$540,000: Willie Martinez, Tennessee
$535,000: Brian Norwood, UCLA+
$525,000: Blue Adams, Michigan State
$523,000: Ola Adams, Indiana
$500,000: Brandon Hall, Oklahoma; Alex Grinch, Wisconsin+; Mark Orphey, Rutgers
$475,000: Chris Collins, Kentucky+; Blake Gideon, Texas
$450,000: ShaDon Brown, West Virginia+; Kerry Coombs, Cincinnati+; Dan Hammerschmidt, Oklahoma State; Paul Haynes, Wisconsin; Demetrice Martin, Michigan State
$430,000: Sam Carter, Purdue
$425,000: Matt Gurrieri, Ohio State; Kevin Mathis, Colorado
$415,000: Frank Buffano, Kentucky
$410,000: Van Malone, Kansas State+
$400,000: Corey Bell, Mississippi State; Nick Monroe, Minnesota+; Rod Ojong, Indiana
* - Defensive Coordinator
+ - Co/coordinator, passing game coordinator, assistant head coach, or special teams coordinator
Missing: Brett Arce, Arizona; Ishmael Artiside, Texas A&M; Will Harris, Florida; DK McDonald, Kansas; LaMar Morgan, Michigan; Corey Parker, Illinois; Jordan Peterson, Texas A&M; Trovon Reed, UCF; John Richardson, Washington; Vinnie Sunseri, Washington; Chip Viney, Arizona
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