MOBILE, Ala. — Kalen DeBoer spent Wednesday giving some of his former Washington players a send-off during Senior Bowl preparations. Alabama's first-year head coach said he plans to spend next week installing his system with his new team.

DeBoer and his newly-assembled coaching staff have spent the majority of their time on the recruiting trail since he took the head coaching job on Jan. 12. While the new staff will begin to install DeBoer’s playbook next week, the head coach already has a few helpers with him on campus.

Along with hiring several members from his Washington staff, DeBoer also brought three former players with him to Alabama in wide receiver Germie Bernard, center Parker Brailsford and quarterback Austin Mack. According to DeBoer, that trio should help players get a jump start on implementing his system.

“From a staff standpoint, we’re really looking forward to next week, to being around our guys, spending a lot of time with the team back on campus,” DeBoer said. “Those that have come with us from Washington, there’s certainly an understanding of even the system, what certain concepts are called and how we teach them. So hopefully back on campus they’re picking up on those things. Jalen with Austin, as well as having center like Parker there who knows all the calls. We can hit the ground running here when it comes to installing the offense and defensive systems.”

Last season, DeBoer helped Washington become one of the nation’s most high-powered offenses, averaging 36 points and 462.1 yards per game. That included a passing attack that ranked second nationally, averaging 343.7 yards per game through the air. The Huskies offensive line also won the Joe Moore Award given to the nation’s top unit.

Brailsford served as the starting center for Washington’s Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line. Meanwhile, Bernard was a dynamic weapon for the Huskies, reeling in 34 receptions for 419 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 43 yards and two more scores on 13 carries.

Mack, who reclassified to join Washington as a freshman last year, did not see the field during his first season. However, DeBoer spoke highly of the redshirt freshman quarterback Wednesday.

“I think his skill set and all the tools he brings as a quarterback, the arm talent, but I also just think he’s got a really great head on his shoulders,” DeBoer said. “He’s young, and for him to do what he did this last year with us, he reclassified and really learned the offense as fast as anyone I’ve ever seen at that age. He’s got to just continue to grow, continue to develop.

“I know he’s all about those challenges. He sees them as opportunities. It was exciting for him, as well as us, to have him come down here.”

Alabama has yet to announce when it's spring practice will start. Earlier this week, the university released that it will end its 15-practice camp with its annual A-Day scrimmage April 13.