Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Paul Johnson vs Sonny Dykes
Paul Johnson: 75th pct vs Sonny Dykes: 73rd 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.
Paul JohnsonSonny Dykes
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson: 81st pct vs Sonny Dykes: 78th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson: 44th pct vs Sonny Dykes: 38th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Paul Johnson vs Sonny Dykes
Paul Johnson: 0 titles vs Sonny Dykes: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Paul Johnson vs Sonny Dykes
Paul Johnson: 17 seasons vs Sonny Dykes: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson: 59.0% vs Sonny Dykes: 56.6%
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.
Sonny Dykes has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeSonny Dykes has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Paul Johnson
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 2.5
66th pct
Above average
Sonny Dykes
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.2
70th pct
Strong
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.
Paul JohnsonSonny Dykes
EliteStrongAverageLean
Paul Johnson: 2008 Georgia TechSonny Dykes: 2013 CaliforniaSonny Dykes: 2018 SMUSonny Dykes: 2022 TCU
2002Actual season year • SRS range -14.2 to 18.52025
Active comparison point
Paul Johnson • 2014
2014 Georgia Tech
Best season11-3 • SRS 18.5 • SP Overall 11.2
Win %
78.6%
YoY SRS
+10.4
SP Off / Def
44.1 / 32.0
Finish
#8
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Sonny Dykes
Nearest year 2014 • California
5-7 • SRS 2.5 • SP Overall -0.6
Paul Johnson holds a 16.0-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +7.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Johnson | |||||
| Navy | 2002-2007 | 6 | 45-29 | -1.4 | 4.5 |
| Georgia Tech | 2008-2018 | 11 | 83-60 | 7.7 | 18.5Highest peak |
| Sonny Dykes | |||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2010-2012 | 3 | 22-15 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| California | 2013-2016 | 4 | 19-30 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| SMU | 2018-2021 | 4 | 30-17 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| TCU | 2022-2025 | 4 | 27-13 | 10.8Best quality | 16.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Paul Johnson
128-89 • 59.0% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
44th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Georgia Tech 2014
SRS 18.5
Worst Season
Navy 2002
SRS -14.2
Biggest Improvement
Navy 2003
15.2 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Sonny Dykes
98-75 • 56.6% • 15 seasons • 0 titles
-10.3 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
TCU 2022
SRS 16.7
Worst Season
California 2013
SRS -10.3
Biggest Improvement
SMU 2019
17.1 SRS