Jerret McElwain's work in college football personnel and recruiting spaces stretches to his undergraduate days as a student at the University of Alabama, midway through Nick Saban's incomparable run of success atop the Crimson Tide.
Not quite a decade later, the son of former Tide offensive coordinator, ex-Florida head coach and current Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain is poised for a return to his alma mater.
Sources tell FootballScoop that Jerret McElwain is expected to join the staff of new Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer.
DeBoer was hired on the Capstone Friday as heir apparent to Saban, who retired midweek following a legendary run of success at Alabama that included six of Saban's seven national titles and 16 seasons of earning a No. 1 ranking.
After his undergraduate student work in the Tide's recruiting department, Jarret McElwain has carved an impressive career path.
He worked several seasons on Jim Harbaugh's Michigan staff, helping guide the Wolverines to some of their greatest recruiting successes during Harbaugh's tenure.
After ascending to Michigan's director of scouting role, noted personnel expert Courtney Morgan soon snagged McElwain away from the Wolverines after DeBoer hired Morgan to run the Huskies' recruiting operations.
Morgan and McElwain were the primary cogs in Washington's personnel operations for the past two seasons.