Jason Jones is coming home.

Jones joining the Crimson Tide coaching staff is a done deal, a source with knowledge of the situation told AL.com. The former Alabama football player and Tuscaloosa native will be coming back to his hometown to start work in the near future.

The exact title is not yet known but he is expected to work with defensive backs.

Jones emerged as the top target for the opening on the defensive staff this past week, but it wasn’t yet a done deal as of last Tuesday.

Alabama decided not to bring back Colin Hitschler, who had been working with fellow co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach Maurice Linguist in the secondary during the 2024 season. Linguist is set to return for the 2025 season.

Jones has ample experience coaching players in the secondary. Most recently, he coached cornerbacks at UNC. He also spent time as a coach at Indiana, Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Rice and Alabama, where be started as a graduate assistant two decades ago. Jones played for Alabama from 1996-2000.

His coaching stop at Indiana means he worked with Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack. Jones also worked with Wommack’s dad, Dave Wommack, at Ole Miss.