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This is a 2026 photo of Roman Sapolu of the San Francisco 49ers NFL football team. This image reflects the 2026 San Francisco 49ers active roster as of March 18, 2026. (AP Photo)

Roman Sapolu

Assistant Offensive Line

College: Oregon State University

Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA

Biography

Sapolu enters his first season with the 49ers as the team's assistant offensive line coach. He joins the 49ers after spending the previous two seasons (2024-25) as an offensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins.

Prior to his time with the Dolphins, Sapolu spent nine seasons (2015-23) coaching in the collegiate ranks. He served as an offensive line coach at the University of Hawai'i (2022), Fresno State University (2019-21) and Idaho State University (2018). He also served as co-offensive coordinator at Hawai'i (2023) and run game coordinator at Fresno State (2020-21). He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Nebraska (2015-17), working primarily with the offensive line. Sapolu was also a member of the 49ers 2018 Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, where he spent training camp working with the offensive line.

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