Last week, 247Sports named Josh Heupel (Missouri) and Jim Leonhard (Wisconsin) as its offensive and defensive coordinators of the year. Heupel is now the head coach at UCF.

Today, 247Sports is pleased to announce its Position Coaches of the Year for 2017.

Quarterbacks: Brandon Streeter, Clemson

Given a quarterback competition and a bounty of talented options, it was no given that Kelly Bryant would make it through the season as Clemson’s starter. Instead, Bryant was more than ready to guide the Tigers through what many forecasted as a rebuilding year — taking them to the same place Deshaun Watson had them last, the College Football Playoff. Bryant’s running ability was as-advertised, but his ability as a passer (67 percent completion, nearly a 2-to-1 TD-to-INT ratio, 7.4 yards per attempt) was a pleasant surprise and a testament to the work Streeter put in. Streeter has been at Clemson since 2014.

Running backs: Louis Ayeni, Iowa State

First, credit to Ayeni for a late find and killer evaluation of David Montgomery, who played quarterback in high school and was ranked as the No. 1,203 player in the class of 2016 per the 247Sports Composite. Montgomery broke out with a monster sophomore season, becoming PFF College’s top-rated running back in the country in rushing for 1,094 yards and 11 touchdowns despite an offensive line that struggled. And how about this? Iowa State was the first FBS program ever to complete the regular season without losing a fumble. Ayeni has been at Iowa State since 2014.

Wide receivers: Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State

By this point, Dunn is clearly regarded as one of the best wide receiver coaches in the country. His work in 2017, though expected, shouldn’t be discounted. Star wideout James Washington won the Biletnikoff Award (1,423 yards, 12 TDs) and teamed with Marcell Ateman (1,049 yards, 8 TDs) to make the Cowboys the only team in the country with two players in the top 20 of receiving yards per game. Dunn has been at Oklahoma State since 2011.

Offensive line: Sam Pittman, Georgia

Pittman’s unit was maligned in 2016, his first season at Georgia. What would you expect after the Bulldogs were 50th in rushing (and 44th in sacks allowed)? This season, Pittman navigated a nice turnaround. Georgia’s rushing attack returned to expectations (11th nationally) and Georgia cut its sacks allowed number by a third. Two of Georgia’s top-rated offensive players were linemen: Isaiah Wynn and Lamont Gaillard, while redshirt freshman Ben Cleveland earned high marks when thrust into starting duty and true freshman Andrew Thomas looks like a future All-American. Pittman’s got something good going in Athens.

Defensive line: Larry Johnson, Ohio State

It’s repetitive, but Johnson will keep popping up on lists like these so long as he’s in Columbus. Few produce defensive line talent like the Buckeyes. Johnson’s 2017 unit was hailed as one of the best defensive lines in college football, and it looked the part. Nick Bosa, Sam Hubbard, Tyquan Lewis, Robert Landers, Dre’Mont Jones, Jalyn Holmes, five-star freshman Chase Young — Ohio State showed off a deep stable of d-linemen. Bosa won Defensive Lineman of the Year in the Big Ten and Lewis also received first-team honors. Johnson’s been with Ohio State since 2014.

Linebackers: Bob Gregory, Washington

Washington did not suffer a defensive dropoff after a fantastic 2016 season. In fact, the Huskies improved, jumping up to fifth nationally in total defense. Gregory’s unit was again a big part of that. Star senior linebacker Azeem Victor had a tumultuous season and was suspended indefinitely in mid-November, but no matter — Ben Burr-Kirven and Ryan Bowman emerged as standouts and Keishawn Bierria improved on a strong junior 2016 campaign. This was Gregory’s fourth season as Washington's linebackers coach. He’s also the special teams coordinator.

Secondary: Anthony Campanile, Boston College

In his second season leading the defensive backs at Boston College, Campanile had a player, Lukas Denis, tie for the national lead in interceptions (seven). Boston College finished 32nd nationally in passing defense but, per PFF College’s aggregated metrics, was actually one of the top few units in the country in that statistic.