The Zeitgeist List · coaching
JaMarcus Shephard
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2026–now · 1 stint(s)
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Coaching career
2026–now
Oregon State
too new to grade yet
14th-best Oregon State tenure of 17 by the numbers.
Followed Trent Bray (2024–2025).
Roster construction · portal era
A portal-built roster.
Portal arrivals
20
3.0★ avg rating
Portal departures
36
left via the portal
Net portal flow
-16
#38 of 187 FBS stints
Who they bring in
Brings in smaller-than-position-typical players than most.
Recruits younger transfers than most — more of a development bet.
Avg. size (raw)
6′1″, 229 lbs
across 7 of 20 arrivals — unadjusted for position mix
Size vs. position-typical
-3.2 lbs
#248 of 255 · less than most
Avg. class year
Jr
#254 of 255 · less than most
Top states: TX (2), OK (1), KY (1), FL (1), CA (1)
Who won the portal our read
Talent added
48.2
position-weighted
Talent lost
55.8
position-weighted
Net
-7.7
arrivals minus departures
Best addition: Braden Atkinson (QB) from Mercer
Biggest loss: Gabarri Johnson (QB) to the portal
Position-value-weighted (QB/CB weighted highest, depth-decayed within each position) — the same scoring engine as the Portal Heat feed, not a separate grade.
Where the roster comes from, by position
Buys Tackle via the portal
100%
#1 of 223 stints
Buys Quarterback via the portal
67%
#16 of 206 stints
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The Zeitgeist List · coordinating
JaMarcus Shephard
Offensive coordinator across 2 program(s), 3 stint(s), before and after wearing the head-coach hat — every season measured on the same axis, whether he personally ran the unit or someone else did.