Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Donnan
Jim Donnan: 84th pct vs Rhett Lashlee: 72nd pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
Compare coach careers on the same scale.
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
Rhett LashleeJim Donnan
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Donnan
Jim Donnan: 81st pct vs Rhett Lashlee: 75th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Rhett Lashlee
Rhett Lashlee: 75th pct vs Jim Donnan: 68th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jim Donnan vs Rhett Lashlee
Jim Donnan: 0 titles vs Rhett Lashlee: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jim Donnan vs Rhett Lashlee
Jim Donnan: 5 seasons vs Rhett Lashlee: 4 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Rhett Lashlee
Rhett Lashlee: 70.7% vs Jim Donnan: 67.8%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
Style and Strength Profile
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Jim Donnan and Rhett Lashlee look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarJim Donnan and Rhett Lashlee look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Rhett Lashlee
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.4
88th pct
Elite
Jim Donnan
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.9
89th pct
Elite
Career Arc Overlay
Overlay the same SRS scale to compare where each career climbed faster, held steadier, peaked higher, or dipped harder.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Rhett LashleeJim Donnan
EliteStrongAverageLean
1996Actual season year • SRS range 1.9 to 18.52025
Active comparison point
Rhett Lashlee • 2024
2024 SMU
Best season11-3 • SRS 15.7 • SP Overall 17.5
Win %
78.6%
YoY SRS
+6.8
SP Off / Def
38.2 / 21.1
Finish
#12
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Donnan
Nearest year 2000 • Georgia
8-4 • SRS 12.2 • SP Overall 16.0
Rhett Lashlee holds a 3.5-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +3.2 SP offense
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhett Lashlee | |||||
| SMU | 2022-2025 | 4 | 29-12 | 9.4 | 15.7 |
| Jim Donnan | |||||
| Georgia | 1996-2000 | 5 | 40-19 | 9.3 | 18.5Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Rhett Lashlee
29-12 • 70.7% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
75th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
SMU 2024
SRS 15.7
Worst Season
SMU 2022
SRS 1.9
Biggest Improvement
SMU 2023
7.0 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Jim Donnan
40-19 • 67.8% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
84th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Georgia 1997
SRS 18.5
Worst Season
Georgia 1996
SRS 2.5
Biggest Improvement
Georgia 1997
16.0 SRS