There's been quite a bit of turnover at the head coaching positions for the Sunshine State's FBS programs in the past few years – so much so that, just two years into his tenure at Miami, Mark Richt is now Florida's elder statesman. Butch Davis (FIU), Lane Kiffin (FAU), and Charlie Strong (USF) just wrapped up their first seasons, while Willie Taggart (FSU) and Dan Mullen (Florida) have only just come on board during the offseason.

With so much turmoil in the head coaching ranks, we thought it worthwhile to reassess which programs in the state have the best recruiter. To reach a consensus, we asked a panel of 247Sports national experts and team site writers to rank each of Florida's FBS coaches as recruiters, from first to seventh.

Two at the top

One extra first-place vote going to Mark Richt instead of Willie Taggart ended up giving the Hurricanes coach the edge by a single point. The votes for Richt and Taggart had the the second- and third- lowest standard deviations of any of the seven coaches, and neither coach ranked lower than fourth on any of the ballots.

After years of underperforming expectations on the recruiting trail under Al Golden, Richt restored The U to the top 10 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings for 2018. Checking in at No. 8, Miami took advantage of coaching changes at FSU and Florida and signed the best class of any Sunshine State program. The Seminoles ended up not being all that far behind, surging all the way up to No. 11 despite ranking 64th following a string of Early Signing Period decommitments. If Taggart was able to put together a class like this in the span of a month and a half, Florida State fans have to be licking their chops thinking about what he'll be able to do with an entire year.

A robust middle tier

There was a big dropdown after Richt and Taggart as the clear Nos. 1 and 2, and there was little separation between Dan Mullen, Charlie Strong, Lane Kiffin, and Butch Davis for the No. 3 spot. Each have their strengths as recruiters, but each have question marks around them as to whether they can build a truly top-end class. In Mullen's case, his perception as a less-than-top-shelf recruiter might not ultimately matter; if he's able to turn the Gators around on the field, the recruiting success will follow.

Mr. Volatility

Opinion wasn't divided on any single candidate quite like it was with Butch Davis. The former Miami and UNC coach checked in as high as No. 2 (twice) and as low as seventh. Davis is fresh off revitalizing a program so lost to hope that no one has even bothered to update its Wikipedia page since 2014. He guided the Panthers to an 8-5 record and a second-place finish the C-USA East. FIU's 2018 recruiting class finished 66th overall, No. 1 in C-USA, and included a commitment from four-star JUCO defensive tackle Teair Tart-Spencer.

And then Josh Heupel

The only coach for whom the voting was more consistent than it was for Richt and Taggart was UCF coach Josh Heupel, who was the clear choice for No. 7. Heupel is easily the least known of these seven commodities, so there's always a chance for him to up his rating. But with the serious investments Florida schools have made in upgrading their coaching staffs, someone had to come in last.