Dylan Roney joins the Chargers in 2024 as a defensive assistant. He comes to Los Angeles after a three-season tenure at the University of Michigan as a graduate assistant, helping Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines to two College Football Playoff berths and win the CFP National Championship following the 2023 season.
Over his three seasons at Michigan (2021-23) as a graduate assistant, Roney worked with the defensive coaching staff in game planning, analysis and day-to-day operations. He helped coach the top-ranked defense in the country in 2023, allowing just 17 touchdowns on the year and averaging 247.0 total net yards allowed and 10.4 points allowed per game. Roney also assisted current Chargers Defensive Line Coach Mike Elston with the Wolverines defensive line, working specifically with the Michigan edge rushers, including eventual No. 2 overall draft choice Aidan Hutchinson during his unanimous All-American season in 2021.
Roney joined the Wolverines after working one season as a defensive analyst at the University of Illinois (2020) and a year as a defensive graduate assistant at Western Kentucky University (2019), primarily working with the defensive line for the Hilltoppers.
A native of Plymouth, Mich., Roney was a standout at Detroit Catholic Central, twice earning first-team All-State recognition. He went on to spend the 2015 season at the United States Naval Academy before transferring to Ferris State University for his final three years (2015-17). Roney helped lead the Bulldogs to three consecutive NCAA Division II Playoff appearances, including a run to the semifinals as a junior in 2016. Following his playing career, Roney broke into coaching, joining Ferris State's coaching staff for the 2018 season as a defensive line assistant/recruiting coordinator.
