Nick Saban is set to add a former Florida State defensive coordinator to Alabama’s coaching staff.

Saban is hiring Charles Kelly for a defensive coaching position, a source confirmed to AL.com.

An Ozark, Alabama native and ex-Auburn defensive back, Kelly was Tennessee’s safeties coach and special teams coordinator last season after serving as Florida State’s defensive coordinator from 2014 to 2017.

Kelly, who began his coaching career at Central-Phenix City in 1990, turned down an offer to be Mike Locksley’s defensive coordinator at Maryland earlier this week, according to Football Scoop.

VolQuest first reported about Alabama being set to hire Kelly.

Matt Zenitz is an Alabama and Auburn reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.