Alabama football finalizes Kalen Deboer’s 1st coaching staff with 3 hires

Kalen DeBoer’s 2024 staff is finalized. Alabama football announced the hirings of three on-field coaches on Friday, all of which had been previously reported.

Chris Kapilovic will coach the offensive line, after Scott Huff, who had initially taken the job, followed Ryan Grubb to the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. Christian Robinson will take over outside linebackers, while Bryan Ellis will coach tight ends.

In a press statement, DeBoer stated, “We were able to secure three of the finest coaches in the nation to finish out our staff with the hiring of Bryan Ellis, Chris Kapilovic, and Christian Robinson.” Chris has a reputation for attracting and developing players, making him one of the most well-liked offensive line coaches in the league. Both in the recruitment process and in his position room, where he pulls the best out of his players, Christian does a fantastic job at fostering relationships. Ellis is a fantastic fit for our staff and one of college football’s top offensive thinkers.

Kapilovic was briefly coaching offensive line at Baylor before coming to Alabama, a job he took after spending the past four seasons at Michigan State. His other coaching stops include Colorado, North Carolina and Southern Miss.

Robinson also came from Baylor, where he coached inside linebackers for the 2023 season. He previously coached linebackers at Auburn and Florida.

Ellis was working as offensive coordinator at Georgia Southern under Clay Helton for the past two seasons. He joined the Eagles after serving two stints in various positions, including offensive coordinator, at Western Kentucky.

In between his stops in Bowling Green, Ellis worked at Southern Cal for two seasons, coaching quarterbacks.

The Crimson Tide begins spring football on Monday. The annual A-Day spring game is scheduled for April 13 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Kane Wommack– defensive coordinator/ linebackers

JaMarcus Shephard– Wide receivers/ co-offensive coordinator

Colin Hitschler– defensive backs/ co-defensive coordinator

Maurice Linguist– defensive backs/ co-defensive coordinator

Robert Gillespie– running backs/ assistant head coach

Freddie Roach– defensive line/ assistant head coach

Chris Kapilovic– offensive line

Christian Robinson– outside linebackers

Bryan Ellis– tight ends