Joe Craddock, IV, is in his third season as SMU's Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach, coming to the Hilltop in December 2014.
In his first season on the Hilltop, Craddock helped engineer an offensive turnaround, as SMU increased its scoring output by 16.7 points per game – the second-largest increase in the nation in 2015. He also helped develop two of the nation’s top freshmen - wide receiver Courtland Sutton and running back Xavier Jones. Sutton was named a Freshman All-American in 2015 after ranking No. 1 among freshmen with nine receiving TDs. He set an SMU freshman record for receiving yards with 862 and tied former SMU standout Emmanuel Sanders for most touchdowns by a freshman, while Jones set an SMU freshman record with 10 rushing TDs, surpassing SMU greats Eric Dickerson and Zach Line.
In year two, SMU won five games and came within one win of bowl eligibility. SMU produced a 1,000-yard rusher (Braeden West 1,036) and 1,000-yard receiver (Courtland Sutton 1,246) for the first time since 2011 and had three players with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards for the first time since 2011 (Courtland Sutton, Braeden West, James Proche). Freshman QB Ben Hicks, who was thrust into the starting lineup after preseason starter Matt Davis was lost for the season with a knee injury, threw for 2,930 yards on the season, third-best among all freshmen and eighth-best in a season at SMU.
Craddock arrived in Dallas after three years at Clemson. Craddock served as an offensive Graduate Assistant in 2014, helping the Tigers to a top-20 ranking and aiding in the development of quarterback Deshaun Watson. He worked as an offensive player development coach in 2012, helping Clemson to an 11-2 record, and was a graduate assistant with the offense in 2013 and 2014, when Clemson recorded an 11-2 record and 10-3 record, respectively.
In 2010 and 2011, he was the offensive coordinator at Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham, Ala. Craddock played at Middle Tennessee from 2004-08 and was a team captain his senior year. He also played baseball at Middle Tennessee in 2008.
The native of Chelsea, Ala., earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Middle Tennessee in 2008.
Craddock and his wife Abby reside in Dallas with their daughter Charlie
