Paul Rhoads (born February 2, 1967) is an American college football head coach at Iowa State University. Rhoads was formerly the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach of the Auburn University football team before then-head coach Tommy Tuberville was forced to resign at the 2008 season's end. Rhoads filled the vacancy at Iowa State created by another former Auburn defensive coordinator, Gene Chizik, who left after two seasons at Iowa State to take the open job at Auburn.