After reports shared the addition of Chris Kapilovic as offensive line coach earlier this morning, Kalen DeBoer and the Tide are set to complete their staff with the addition of a Group of Five coordinator.
Multiple reports today share that the Tide are set to hire Georgia Southern offensive coordinator Bryan Ellis as their tight ends coach.
The Eagles ranked among the top 30 nationally in completion percentage and passing offense while the receivers set a number of school records this past season.
In 2022, Ellis helped to lead an aerial attack that broke about every speakable passing record for the Georgia Southern program.
Ellis took over as offensive coordinator in Statesboro in 2022 after previously setting a number of records at Western Kentucky in three seasons there with the co-coordinator and offensive coordinator title while working with the quarterbacks and then inside receivers.
At WKU, the offense ranked second in scoring at over 44 points per game in 2021, and also ranked second nationally in total offense and first in passing yards per game.
Prior to his time with WKU, Ellis worked with the USC quarterbacks in 2018 after a season as an offensive assistant for the program.
He steps into the tight ends role vacated by Nick Sheridan, who moved to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach following the departure of Ryan Grubb, who left for the Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator opportunity.
The Tide's second reported hire of the day completes Kalen DeBoer's inaugural staff in Tuscaloosa.
Take a look at the full staff via our Alabama Staff Tracker page.
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