Kane Wommack's Alabama Football Swarm Defense is based on using five defensive backs. Deep roster talent for Wommack, and Maurice Linguist could make six dbs a good option.
So often during the Nick Saban years, the Alabama Football dime packages were outstanding. As was obvious last season with sparing use of Dime formations, Kane Wommack's Swarm defense is built around fix defensive backs rather than six.
Wommack's predilection for Nickel may change in the 2025 season. The main reason is that Alabama Football has seven or eight defensive backs, each of whom could be dime formation starters.