Roc Bellantoni set to rejoin Auburn staff as Edge/OLB coach
AUBURN — Roc Bellantoni is set to rejoin the Auburn football staff, sources confirm to Auburn Live.
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Bellantoni will coach the Edge/ OLB position. He coached the same position during the 2022 season under then head coach Bryan Harsin. Bellantoni also coordinated special teams during that season.
Bellantoni has spent the last two seasons at Florida Atlantic as the defensive coordinator. In 2023, Bellantoni’s defensive unit tied a team record for tackles for loss in a season with 88, ranking seventh nationally, and tied the single-game team record with 15 against East Carolina.
His last few months, however, have been chaotic.
Bellantoni was fired by then head coach Tom Herman in November, as Herman tried to save his job. But after Herman was fired one week later, Bellantoni was rehired as defensive coordinator by interim head coach Chad Lunsford.
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Then, after Texas Tech offensive coordinator Zach Kittley was then hired as FAU’s new head coach in early December, Bellantoni was retained as assistant head coach and OLB/defensive ends coach.
Before Auburn, Bellantoni most recently spent time at Utah State, Washington State and Buffalo.
According to Florida Atlantic’s athletic website, Bellantoni is credited with coaching these players that at some point, spent time in the NFL.
- TD Moultry (OLB- Pittsburgh Steelers- free agent)
- Chandler Wooten (LB- Arizona Cardinals- free agent)
- Malcolm Koonce (DE- Las Vegas Raiders- 3rd round pick)
- Ledarius Mack (OLB- Chicago Bears- free agent)
- Chuck Harris (OLB- Jacksonville Jaguars- free agent)
- Demone Harris (DE- Kansas City Chiefs- free agent)
- Azeez Al-Shaair (LB – San Francisco 49ers free agent)
- Brandin Bryant (DL – Seattle Seahawks – free agent)
- Trevon Coley (DL – Baltimore Ravens – free agent)
- Rakim Cox (DE- Minnesota Vikings free agent)
- Trey Hendrickson (DE – New Orleans Saints – 3rd round pick)
- Roosevelt Holliday (DT- NY Jets free agent)
- Tevin Homer (DB – Washington Redskins – Free Agent)
- Greg Joseph (K – Miami Dolphins – free agent)
- Andrae Kirk (LB – Arizona Cardinals free agent/CFL)
- Cre’von LeBlanc (CB – New England Patriots – free agent)
- Kory Lothe (DE- St. Louis Rams free agent)
- Fred Miller (LB- St. Louis Rams free agent)
- Herb Miller (LB – Kansas City Chiefs – free agent)
- Sharrod Neasman (S – Atlanta Falcons free agent)
- Adam Nelson (LS- Kansas City Chiefs free agent)
- Shalom Ogbonda (DL – New York Jets – Free Agent)
- Damian Parms (S – Atlanta Falcons – free agent)
- Keith Reaser (CB Francisco 49ers – 5th round pick)
- D’Joun Smith (CB – Indianapolis Colts – 3rd round pick)
- Andrew Soroh (S – Kansas City Chiefs – free agent)
- Pierre Walters (DE- Kansas City Chiefs free agent)
- Lucky Whitehead (ST/WR – Dallas Cowboys – free agent)
- Kerrith Whyte (KR/RB – Chicago Bears – 7th round pick)
