Alabama Set to Hire Former DB as Assistant DB Analyst

The Alabama Crimson Tide added to its defensive staff on Tuesday, with Matt Zenitz of 247 Sports reporting Alabama is set to hire former Crimson Tide defensive back Jason Jones to the staff.

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Jones graduated from Alabama in 2001 after playing for the Crimson Tide in the late 1990s. He recently spent two seasons as the cornerbacks coach at North Carolina.

Before his most recent coaching experience in Chapel Hill, Jones coached with Kane Wommack at Indiana from 2020-2022, FAU in 2019, and Ole Miss from 2013-2018, where he coached with Kane Wommack's father, Dave Wommack.

Alabama recently parted ways with safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator Colin Hitschler after he spent one season in Tuscaloosa.

Jones started for Alabama for two seasons and was a member of the SEC West champion 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide, and won an SEC title in 1999. He earned a Master's from Alabama in 2005 while working as a graduate assistant with the Crimson Tide.

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