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Nick Saban
HC: Toledo ('90) · Michigan State ('95–'99) · LSU ('00–'04) · Alabama ('07–'23)
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Nick Saban
HC · 1990–2023
AM
Alex Mortensen
Offensive analyst · Alabama · '17
→ UAB
BN
Billy Napier
WR coach · Alabama · '14
→ James Madison
JR
Jimmy Rogers
OC · Louisiana · '19–'20
→ Iowa State
BK
Brent Key
OL coach · Alabama · '16–'18
→ Georgia Tech
BV
Bryant Vincent
WR coach · Alabama · '07
→ UL Monroe
CH
Charles Huff
AHC/RB · Alabama · '19
→ Memphis
CK
Charles Kelly
Asso. DC/S · Alabama · '19–'22
→ Jacksonville State
CC
Curt Cignetti
WR coach · Alabama · '07–'10
→ Indiana
DL
Dan Lanning
GA · Alabama · '15
→ Oregon
KD
K. Dillingham
OC · Oregon · '22
→ Arizona State
DF
Deshaun Foster
Manager of Player Development · Arizona State · '23
→ UCLA
TL
Tosh Lupoi
DC/LB · Oregon · '23
→ California
DP
Dean Pees
OC · Michigan State · '97
→ last Kent State '03
CM
Charley Molnar
OC · Kent State · '00
→ last Massachusetts '13
DM
Doug Martin
OC · Kent State · '03
→ last New Mexico State '21
DD
Derek Dooley
TE coach · LSU · '00–'02
→ last Tennessee '12
JC
Jim Chaney
OC · Tennessee · '11
→ last Tennessee '12
SP
Sam Pittman
OL coach · Tennessee · '12
→ last Arkansas '24
JW
Justin Wilcox
DC · Tennessee · '10
→ last California '25
SP
Sam Pittman
OL coach · Tennessee · '12
→ last Arkansas '24
BLJ
B. Lunney Jr.
TE coach · Arkansas · '15
→ last Arkansas '19
FK
F. Kitchens
TE coach · Alabama · '14
→ last North Carolina '24
GC
Geoff Collins
ST · Alabama · '15
→ last Georgia Tech '22
BK
Brent Key
AHC/RGC/OL · Georgia Tech · '21
→ Georgia Tech
JP
Jeremy Pruitt
OC · Alabama · '10–'17
→ last Tennessee '20
TH
Tyson Helton
OC · Tennessee · '18
→ Western Kentucky
JM
Jim McElwain
OC/QB · Alabama · '08
→ last Central Michigan '24
BN
Billy Napier
AHC/QB · Colorado State · '12
→ James Madison
BD
Brad Davis
OL coach · Florida · '17
→ last LSU '21
GC
Geoff Collins
DC · Florida · '16
→ last Georgia Tech '22
TS
Tim Skipper
RB coach · Florida · '15
→ last Fresno State '24
JF
Jimbo Fisher
OC/QB · LSU · '02
→ last Texas A&M '23
ER
E. Robinson
DL coach · Texas A&M · '18
→ last Texas A&M '23
ML
M. Linguist
OC · Texas A&M · '19
→ last Buffalo '24
ME
Mike Elko
OC · Texas A&M · '19
→ Texas A&M
JS
Jon Sumrall
LB coach · Alabama · '17–'19
→ Florida
JE
Jason Eck
DC · Troy · '22
→ New Mexico
KS
Kirby Smart
DC · Alabama · '07–'15
→ Georgia
DL
Dan Lanning
DC · Georgia · '20–'21
→ Oregon
DM
Dell McGee
OC · Georgia · '20–'23
→ Georgia State
FB
Fran Brown
DB coach · Georgia · '23
→ Syracuse
MT
Mel Tucker
DC · Georgia · '17
→ last Michigan State '22
LT
Lance Taylor
GA · Alabama · '07–'08
→ Western Michigan
MA
M. Applewhite
OC/QB coach · Alabama · '07
→ South Alabama
MD
Mark Dantonio
DB coach · Michigan State · '98
→ last Michigan State '19
DT
Don Treadwell
OC · Michigan State · '07
→ last Miami (OH) '13
PN
Pat Narduzzi
DC · Michigan State · '07–'14
→ Pittsburgh
MC
Matt Canada
OC · Pittsburgh · '16
→ last Maryland '18
RH
Rob Harley
LB coach · Pittsburgh · '15–'20
→ Northern Illinois
RH
Rob Harley
GA · Michigan State · '12–'13
→ Northern Illinois
MT
Mel Tucker
GA · Michigan State · '97
→ last Michigan State '22
PG
Pete Golding
co-DC/ILB · Alabama · '18
→ Ole Miss
TL
Tosh Lupoi
OLB · Alabama · '15
→ California
WM
Will Muschamp
DC · LSU · '04
→ last South Carolina '20
BM
B. McClendon
OC · South Carolina · '19
→ last Oregon '21
AA
Andy Avalos
DC · Oregon · '21
→ last Boise State '23
KW
Ken Wilson
LB coach · Oregon · '21
→ last Nevada '23
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Nate Dreiling
GA/QC · Oregon · '21
→ last Utah State '24
JC
Jeff Choate
OC · Florida · '13
→ Nevada
KR
Kurt Roper
OC · South Carolina · '17
→ last Colorado '18
Each box: role · school · overlap years. Bottom line = current job (cyan if active).