Great Coaching Deserves to Be Recognized.
Honoring and investing in 50 of Texas high school football’s most impactful assistant coaches.
What is the Texas 50?
The Texas 50 is a statewide initiative recognizing and convening 50 of the top assistant high school football coaches across Texas. Selected through a trusted external committee of respected leaders, the Texas 50 highlights and equips assistant coaches who exemplify excellence in leadership, development, and impact.
Its Summer Capstone Event is held on Baylor University’s campus in Waco, TX.
Purpose
The Texas 50 exists to RECOGNIZE, CONNECT, and INVEST in 50 of the most impactful assistant football coaches across Texas - honoring the mastery of their craft while creating opportunities for relationships, development, and greater visibility.
The Texas 50
Inaugural Class 2026
The following coaches have been selected as members of the inaugural Texas 50, recognizing the top assistant high school football coaches across the state.
Mike Aguilar
Harlingen
Scott Belcher
Windthorst
Jonathan Blackman
El Campo
Jermaine Carpenter
Waco La Vega
Mark Chester
Gregory-Portland
Eric De Los Santos
Dripping Springs
Blake Dunham
Austin Westlake
Clint Endsley
Carthage
Adley Eshraghipour
Southlake Carroll
Brett Esparza
PSJA North
Timothy Flanders
Lake Travis
Juan Garcia
Jim Ned
Gilbert Gardner
Angleton
Ryan Hamilton
Melissa
Chase Hargis
Allen
James Harper
Summer Creek
Colby Hartfield
Denton Guyer
James Hawkins
Texas High
Jason Hicks
Newton
Jacob Jeffries
Manvel
Clayton Kasprzyk
Poth
Kolt Kittley
Stephenville
Robert Lewis, Jr.
Clear Brook
Brody Lipsey
Gilmer
Matt Loucks
Georgetown
Ryan Luedecke
Lake Travis
Frank Maldonado
Midland Lee
Brad McCone
Aledo
Matt McDaniel
Port Neches-Groves
Jordan Mullinnix
Brock
Brandon Murdock
Lovejoy
Elliot Parkman
Lovejoy
Al Peña
Dripping Springs
Brian Poyner
Seminole
Darren Preston
Carthage
Josh Rankin
Longview
Ryan Redding
San Antonio Johnson
Shad Reed
Gordon
Tim Ripperger
Katy
Neil Schuster
Los Fresnos
Stephen Silva
Sinton
Thomas Sitton
Henderson
Tate Smith
Odessa Permian
Matt Spann
Melissa
Marcus Thompson
Waco Midway
Matthew Valmore
Barbers Hill
Blake Waggoner
Hamshire-Fannett
Brian Ware, Sr.
Cypress Ranch
Craig Wersterfer
Smithson Valley
J.D. Williams
Nederland
A.J. Wilson
Texas High
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Summer Capstone Event in Waco
Who Deserves to Be
Recognized Next?
Great assistant coaches don't always receive the attention their work deserves.
Help us identify the coaches whose leadership, mastery, and impact should be recognized among the next Texas 50.