In a recent GT roundtable, we tabbed UF assistants Brian Johnson and Christian Robinson as two of the best recruiters on staff.
Both are also considered rising stars in the coaching profession, according to an anonymous survey by AL.com's Matt Zenitz. He asked than 20 coaches and high-ranking officials around college football and the NFL, including five head coaches, who they thought were the top up-and-coming SEC assistants under the age of 40.
Two of the 13 names most mentioned were Johnson and Robinson. From the Zenitz article, which you can read here:
Brian Johnson, Florida quarterbacks coach
"The former Utah starting quarterback has continued to build a reputation as one of the top young offensive coaches and quarterback developers in the country. The 33-year old Johnson, who has been an offensive coordinator at Utah and Houston, coached Dak Prescott at Mississippi State and deserves credit for some of his latest work with current Florida starter Kyle Trask. After being limited to backup duty his final three high school seasons and to strictly reserve action during his first three years with the Gators, Trask stepped in as Florida’s starting QB early last year and ended up throwing for 2,775 yards and 25 touchdown over the Gators’ final 10 games while leading Florida to an 8-2 record during that stretch."
Christian Robinson, Florida linebackers coach
"Robinson came up a lot throughout the course of gathering feedback for this project. A former starting linebacker for Georgia, the 30-year-old Robinson played for Todd Grantham with the Bulldogs, served as a graduate assistant with Grantham at Mississippi State in 2017 and was then hired as the linebackers coach at Florida in 2018 after Grantham became the Gators’ defensive coordinator. Aided by Robinson, Florida had two All-SEC linebackers last season — first-team selection Jonathan Greenard and second-team selection David Reese. In addition, Robinson is currently ranked 22nd nationally in the 247 recruiter rankings for the 2021 recruiting class."
Both are also considered rising stars in the coaching profession, according to an anonymous survey by AL.com's Matt Zenitz. He asked than 20 coaches and high-ranking officials around college football and the NFL, including five head coaches, who they thought were the top up-and-coming SEC assistants under the age of 40.
Two of the 13 names most mentioned were Johnson and Robinson. From the Zenitz article, which you can read here:
Brian Johnson, Florida quarterbacks coach
"The former Utah starting quarterback has continued to build a reputation as one of the top young offensive coaches and quarterback developers in the country. The 33-year old Johnson, who has been an offensive coordinator at Utah and Houston, coached Dak Prescott at Mississippi State and deserves credit for some of his latest work with current Florida starter Kyle Trask. After being limited to backup duty his final three high school seasons and to strictly reserve action during his first three years with the Gators, Trask stepped in as Florida’s starting QB early last year and ended up throwing for 2,775 yards and 25 touchdown over the Gators’ final 10 games while leading Florida to an 8-2 record during that stretch."
Christian Robinson, Florida linebackers coach
"Robinson came up a lot throughout the course of gathering feedback for this project. A former starting linebacker for Georgia, the 30-year-old Robinson played for Todd Grantham with the Bulldogs, served as a graduate assistant with Grantham at Mississippi State in 2017 and was then hired as the linebackers coach at Florida in 2018 after Grantham became the Gators’ defensive coordinator. Aided by Robinson, Florida had two All-SEC linebackers last season — first-team selection Jonathan Greenard and second-team selection David Reese. In addition, Robinson is currently ranked 22nd nationally in the 247 recruiter rankings for the 2021 recruiting class."
