![Florida head coach Billy Napier greets fans during Gator Walk before an NCAA football game against Mississippi Stateat Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 18, 2025. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_2717,h_1528/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/213/01kb8bm8kcpk39d3v9vz.jpg "Florida head coach Billy Napier greets fans during Gator Walk before an NCAA football game against Mississippi Stateat Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 18, 2025. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]")
The 2025 season has finally come to an end, and perhaps mercifully, we don't have to watch the Florida Gators play football for quite some time. The failure of the 2025 season wasn't just a byproduct of Billy Napier; the staff he assembled just wasn't good enough, and it showed once Napier was fired.
But not everyone on the coaching staff was dead weight, so with that in mind, we are going to hand out report card grades to the listed assistant coaches on the 2025 staff for Florida.
Billy Gonzales (Interim Head Coach / Wide Receivers): C
Evaluating Billy Gonzales is a bit tough because the wide receiver room was decimated with injuries this season. When healthy, his guys felt ready, though transfer portal pickup J. Michael Sturdivant was mostly useless all season.
As the interim coach, Gonzales did what he could, but unfortunately, he was surrounded by a bunch of assistants who had either mailed it in or just weren't good enough.
Ron Roberts (Executive Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator): D+
For the front half of the season, Florida's defense was respectable enough and wasn't the primary issue that led to Florida'spoor start.
But once Napier was fired, Ron Roberts seemed to revert back to his preferred style of defense and was shreeded right away. Florida got blasted by Kentucky and Tennessee, and was fortunate that Ole Miss didn't score more than they did.
Russ Callaway (Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends) - F
Despite being the offensive coordinator, we are not actually sure what Russ Callaway did this season. He didn't call plays, the offense looked the same all year, and he never seemed to have any real responsibility.
Combined with Florida's tight ends constantly being subpar, Callaway earned this F.
Jabbar Juluke (Associate Head Coach / Running Backs): B
One of the few bright spots on Florida's roster was Jadan Baugh, who looked like a monster all season long.
We would give Juluke an A, but Florida didn't have a second consistent running back emerge in 2025. To be fair, injuries played a role in this room too.
Robert Bala (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers): B-
One of the other bright spots in 2025, Florida's linebackers, who were the strength of Florida's defense. Myles Graham flew around the field all season long and did what he could to keep things in check.
Vinnie Sunseri (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties): D
One of the very real problems with Billy Napier's staff was his reliance on younger or more inexperienced coaches with minimal Power Four experience.
Vinnie Sunseri came to town with just one year of Power Four experience, and Florida's safeties continued to look passive and lost on the field.
Rob Sale (Assistant Coach / Offensive Line): D
One of the shocking parts of Florida's season, which probably wasn't that shocking, was the subpar play of the offensive line. The whole offseason narrative was that Florida was bringing back four starters along the line and should have been able to control the line of scrimmage.
But instead the Gators were under constant pressure and it took Jadan Baugh being Superman to ever actually run the ball.
Gerald Chatman (Assistant Coach / Defensive Line): C
Not having Caleb Banks really hurt this unit, but they did wind up being better than advertised at times. Gators were 51st in rushing yards against per attempt, which could have been a lot worse given what the unit looked like to start the year.
Mike Peterson (Assistant Coach / Edge / Alumni Liaison): C-
Florida was 72nd this season in sacks and never had a game where it just took over and dominated. Like the interior of the line, injuries ddn't help this unit.
Jonathan Decoster (Assistant Offensive Line Coach): F
If Rob Sale gets a D, then Florida's second offensive line coach has to get an F. Not necessarily because Decoster is a good or bad coach, but it is emblematic of Napier employing two offensive line coaches and still getting subpar play from the line.
Joe Houston (Special Teams Coordinator): B-
Trey Smack had a great season and Vernell Brown III was a dangerous punt returner at times this season. Tommy Doman did not have a great season punting however, which knocks this grade down.
Ryan O'Hara (Assistant Coach / Quarterbacks): F-
DJ Lagway outright regressed this season. His footwork was terrible, and it makes one wonder what was happening all offseason. Yes, Lagway had the shoulder injury, but that doesn't explain all the other issues he had in 2025 that didn't exist in 2024.
Deron Wilson (Assistant Coach / Defensive Backs): D
Florida was 111th in yards per passing attempt against and 91st in passes defended.
But they were at least 56th in interceptions to save this from being an F.
Tyler Miles (Director of Football Strength & Conditioning): F
Injuries are always hard to pin directly on the strength coach because there are a variety of factors that go into getting hurt.
But there is no getting around the fact that Florida had far more than its share of injuries this season, and they were not all a byproduct of getting stepped on or rolled up on.