Paul Rhoads
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Senior Defensive Analyst |
| Team | Mississippi State |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 2, 1967 Nevada, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | Missouri Western |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1990 | Utah State (GA) |
| 1991 | Ohio State (GA) |
| 1992–1993 | Pacific (CA) (DB) |
| 1994 | Pacific (CA) (PGC) |
| 1995 | Iowa State (ILB) |
| 1996–1999 | Iowa State (DB) |
| 2000–2007 | Pittsburgh (DC) |
| 2008 | Auburn (DC/DB) |
| 2009–2015 | Iowa State |
| 2016 | Arkansas (DB) |
| 2017 | Arkansas (DC/DB) |
| 2018–2019 | UCLA (DB) |
| 2020 | Arizona (DC) |
| 2021 | Ohio State (DA) |
| 2022 | Gulf Shores HS (AL) (DC) |
| 2023 | Boston College (OLB) |
| 2024 | Gulf Shores HS (AL) (DA) |
| 2025-present | Mississippi State (DA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–55 |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
Paul Robert Rhoads (born February 2, 1967) is an American football coach. He is currently a Defensive Analyst at Mississippi State University. A long-time major conference assistant coach and head coach, he is best-known for his seven-year tenure as head coach at Iowa State.
Rhoads played defensive back at Missouri Western State University.