Rohan Gaines, who was a four-year starting defensive back at Arkansas from 2012-15, was hired Monday as the defensive backs coach at Jacksonville State.
Gaines, 31, spent the 2024 season as a defensive analyst at Auburn. He was a defensive graduate assistant at Texas A&M in 2023 and coached previously at his alma mater Bainbridge (Ga.) High School, helping the team to a state championship.
He was hired by new Jacksonville State head coach Charles Kelly. Kelly was the co-defensive coordinator at Auburn in 2024.
After redshirting the 2011 season, Gaines started 39 games and played in 47 for the Razorbacks.