Jonathan Rutledge joined the Auburn family in 2018 as a special teams analyst. He came to the Plains from Missouri, where he served as a special teams analyst with the Tigers during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Punter Corey Fatony was a Ray Guy Award semifinalist and the punt return unit ranked third (16.57 ypr) among FBS schools in 2017.

In 2014-15, Rutledge was a graduate assistant for special teams and wide receivers at North Carolina, as the Tar Heel punt, punt return and kickoff teams finished ranked in the NCAA top 12 and kicker Nick Weiler was a Groza semifinalist. During the 2013 and 2013 seasons, he was a special teams analyst at Memphis, working with Guy Award winner Tom Hornsey and Groza semifinalist Jake Elliott.

A 2011 graduate of Ole Miss with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education with an emphasis in social studies, he served as a football manager there from 2007-10 and was an offensive quality control specialist for the 2011 season.