
By: Ryan Moreland (@ryanmoreland)
Now that Season 22 has come to a close, it is time to update the all-time winningest AD list. There has been some movement after a wild Season 22.
This season I have added the list of the winningest active ADs, so newer ADs can see just how close they are to the competition.
Let’s start with the top 25 all-time.
Top 25
Rank | Wins | Name | Team(s) | Previous Rank |
1 | 86 | Tom Pence* | Florida State | 1 |
2 | 73 | Matt Pack | Auburn | 2 |
3 | 62 | Dakota Jorgensen | Clemson, Boise State | 3 |
4 | 61 | Michael Buck | Texas | 4 |
5 | 58 | Joe Pantoja | Alabama, Texas | 5 |
6 | 56 | Devan Davis | Kentucky | 6 |
7 | 50 | Dustin Hall* | Oklahoma, Notre Dame | 10 |
8 | 49 | Josh Claydon* | Notre Dame, LSU | 9 |
9 | 47 | Allan Bargenquast | Michigan, Auburn | 7 |
9 | 47 | Justyn Veneklasen | Oregon, Michigan, Florida | 7 |
11 | 45 | Houston Freeman | Alabama, Oklahoma State | 10 |
12 | 44 | Justin Duke* | Texas, Auburn | 12 |
13 | 43 | Adam Smith* | Oklahoma State, Florida | 14 |
13 | 43 | Aaron Ike* | Michigan | 12 |
15 | 38 | David Ware* | Alabama | 22 |
15 | 38 | Will Stephens | Clemson, Illinois | 14 |
17 | 37 | Austin Krogh | Oregon | 16 |
18 | 36 | Jeff Melinshyn | Notre Dame, Ohio State | 17 |
18 | 36 | TJ Smith* | Florida, Penn State | 17 |
20 | 33 | Daniel Gunn* | North Carolina | 24 |
21 | 32 | Jacob Cobb* | USC | 25 |
21 | 32 | Joe Gates | Miami | 19 |
23 | 31 | Jacob Lee | Clemson, Wisconsin | 20 |
23 | 31 | George Yost* | Miami | NR |
25 | 30 | Anthony Richardson | Miami, Missouri | 21 |
As you can see, some big jumps were made by guys like Dustin Hall, David Ware, and George Yost, who all had great seasons in Season 22. Hall and Josh Claydon are both one great season away from busting into the top 5. Justin Duke, Adam Smith, Aaron Ike, and David Ware are all closing in on the top 10 in all-time wins.
There are quite a few guys that are really close to busting into the top 25, as well. Most notably is Skyler Shearer, who only needs 1 win to tie Anthony Richardson for 25th.
Now, let’s take a look at every active AD ranked based on their wins.
Rank | Wins | Name | Team(s) |
1 | 86 | Tom Pence | Florida State |
2 | 50 | Dustin Hall | Oklahoma, Notre Dame |
3 | 49 | Josh Claydon | Notre Dame, LSU |
4 | 44 | Justin Duke | Texas, Auburn |
5 | 43 | Adam Smith | Oklahoma State, Florida |
5 | 43 | Aaron Ike | Michigan |
7 | 38 | David Ware | Alabama |
8 | 36 | TJ Smith | Penn State |
9 | 33 | Daniel Gunn | North Carolina |
10 | 32 | Jacob Cobb | USC |
11 | 31 | George Yost | Miami |
12 | 29 | Skyler Shearer | Oregon, Colorado |
13 | 25 | Nate Murphy | West Virginia |
14 | 19 | Zach Davis | Ohio State |
15 | 18 | Kade Padgett | Texas A&M |
15 | 18 | Ryan Moreland | Texas |
17 | 14 | Gavin Lussier | Oregon |
18 | 12 | Gene Pettijohn | Georgia |
19 | 8 | Cory Mucci | Virginia Tech |
20 | 6 | Andrew Brandt | Syracuse, Notre Dame |
21 | 5 | CJ Furman | Tennessee |
21 | 5 | Logan Wetzel | Clemson |
23 | 0 | Matt Haase | Iowa |
23 | 0 | Noah Johnson | Kentucky, Nebraska |
Good luck to all of our ADs as they try to chase down Grin!