Publication of our latest NFL Future Power Rankings provides an opportunity to consider current assistants who could become head coaches over the next few seasons. NFL team owners tend to favor coordinators and candidates with experience as head coaches. Here are 10 of varying ages and backgrounds who could make their way into the mix.
Teryl Austin | Detroit Lions
Current position: Defensive coordinator
Age: 51
Austin has interviewed with multiple teams and was a finalist for the Atlanta Falcons' vacancy last year. His time appears to be coming. He is relatively young, and before joining Detroit in 2014, he had been to Super Bowls with all three of his previous NFL teams.