Tuesday evening, Alabama inside linebacker Dylan Moses suffered a season-ending injury which will be a tremendous blow to the defense going into the 2019 season. Moses was slated to be the defensive signal-caller, the leader of the defense, and led the team in tackles last season with 86 with 10.0 tackles for a loss.
Moses is not the first inside linebacker that Alabama has lost of the season, Josh McMillon suffered a season-ending ACL during fall camp, which moved up true freshman Christian Harris to the starting WILL linebacker against Duke, the question is now: Who moves up to start at the MIKE position.
The Crimson Tide is razor thin with playing experience at the inside linebacker position and there is a good chance that Nick Saban and defensive coordinator Pete Golding go with true freshman Shane Lee at the MIKE position. This would mean that the Crimson Tide would start the season with two true freshmen across the middle of the field, which is obviously concerning.
The good news is that Shane Lee arrived in January and thus has eight months of the defense under his belt. Lee is a jacked 6-foot-0, 246-pound backer that is very athletic. Christian Harris who will start at WILL is 6-foot-2, 244 pounds and while he never played inside linebacker in high school, Saban has said that he plays fast and makes plays.
Other options at the linebacker position include Redshirt sophomore Martial Benton, sophomore Jaylen Moody, and sophomore Ale Kaho. It will also be interesting to see if Golding moves over any outside linebackers over the inside linebacker position: Potential candidates include: Chris Allen and Ben Davis.
Moses is not the first inside linebacker that Alabama has lost of the season, Josh McMillon suffered a season-ending ACL during fall camp, which moved up true freshman Christian Harris to the starting WILL linebacker against Duke, the question is now: Who moves up to start at the MIKE position.
The Crimson Tide is razor thin with playing experience at the inside linebacker position and there is a good chance that Nick Saban and defensive coordinator Pete Golding go with true freshman Shane Lee at the MIKE position. This would mean that the Crimson Tide would start the season with two true freshmen across the middle of the field, which is obviously concerning.
The good news is that Shane Lee arrived in January and thus has eight months of the defense under his belt. Lee is a jacked 6-foot-0, 246-pound backer that is very athletic. Christian Harris who will start at WILL is 6-foot-2, 244 pounds and while he never played inside linebacker in high school, Saban has said that he plays fast and makes plays.
Other options at the linebacker position include Redshirt sophomore Martial Benton, sophomore Jaylen Moody, and sophomore Ale Kaho. It will also be interesting to see if Golding moves over any outside linebackers over the inside linebacker position: Potential candidates include: Chris Allen and Ben Davis.
