Dustin Royston serves as Assistant Coach
(Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) for Mercer University's Football program in Macon, Georgia.
A 12-year coaching veteran with previous stops at four other collegiate institutions, Dustin Royston begins his first season at Mercer in 2026-27 as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Bears. He spent the 2025 season as the outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Wofford. He also oversaw a quartet of special teams squads (kickoff return defense, kickoff return, punt return defense, punt return) that all earned a spot among the nation’s top 33 teams, including three (kickoff return defense, punt return defense, punt return) that paced the SoCon, as the Terriers finished second among FCS in special teams efficiency.
