Ron Roberts serves as Defensive Coordinator for University of Arkansas's Football program in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The veteran Ron Roberts takes over the Arkansas defense after leading the Florida defense each of the last two seasons. Roberts brings over 30 years of coaching experience, including head coaching experience at the high school level, Division II level at Delta State and the FCS level at Southeastern Louisiana.
He has served as a defensive coordinator at the Power 4 level since 2020 when he led Baylor’s defense before taking over Auburn’s defense in 2023. His first Florida defense in 2024 helped the Gators to a late-season rally to win the team’s final four games with wins over No. 21 LSU, No. Ole Miss, rival Florida State and Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Gators’ defense finished the season ranked ninth nationally in the red zone (.725), 11th in sacks per game (3.0) and fumbles recovered (11) and 13th with 25 turnovers gained. Florida forced at least one takeaway in 12 of the team’s 13 games, including 10 consecutive games.
