Alabama safety Hootie Jones suffered a knee injury late in Alabama's loss to Auburn on Saturday and was later seen by reporters inside an ambulance.

But while it's unclear whether the senior will be able to play again this season, the injury isn't as bad as it looked like it may be.

Jones suffered a partial MCL tear, AL.com has learned. It wasn't a complete tear and the injury wasn't to his to ACL.

The Louisiana product had six tackles before suffering the injury against Auburn. For the year, he is fourth on the team with 53 tackles and has two interceptions.

If Jones is out, redshirt sophomore Deionte Thompson will likely step in at safety whenever Alabama goes into its nickel and dime packages.

Matt Zenitz is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.