Overview
- Van Dyke was officially announced as Auburn’s cornerbacks coach, becoming the seventh on-field assistant on Golesh’s staff.
- He follows Golesh from USF, where he coached cornerbacks the past two seasons after prior stops at Miami and FIU.
- He replaces Wesley McGriff in the role, continuing Auburn’s defensive staff reshaping under coordinator D.J. Durkin.
- A 2011 third-round NFL draft pick, Van Dyke played six seasons in the league with Oakland, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Minnesota and Atlanta.
- Five of Golesh’s seven on-field assistants have USF ties, and additional hires such as Kodi Burns, Jacob Bronowski and Coleman Hutzler are reported but not yet officially announced.