6’3″ 240 pounds; Hometown: Alexandria, La.
Dylan Moses doesn’t look like he’s missed a beat in his return from a season-ending injury. Not only is he elite once again, but he poses the biggest matchup problem to all of Tennessee football’s offensive issues.
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Three of the Vols’ seven turnovers the past two games have been to inside linebackers. Monty Rice of the Georgia Bulldogs recovered two fumbles, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Jamin Davis of the Kentucky Wildcats had the pick-six that put UT behind 14-0 and forced Jeremy Pruitt to bench Jarrett Guarantano the first time. Channing Tindall of UGA had two sacks.
Simply put, although the outside linebackers are supposed to be the major playmakers in both defensive schemes, the inside linebackers have been just as effective, which doesn’t bode well for the Vols here. Using these guys in stunts and different formations on blitzes have confused UT offensive tackles all year.
When it comes to Moses, this is a big deal. He leads the Tide in tackles this year with 37 and is tied for the lead in solo tackles with 19. Meanwhile, he already has four tackles for a loss and a sack. Simply put, he’s been dominant, and he’s gotten better each week, culminating with a sack and 10 tackles, five of which were solo, against the Georgia Bulldogs.
Jim Chaney and Jeremy Pruitt have to work out some sort of game plan to avoid the threat and matchup problems Moses poses. This will come down to Tennessee football’s offensive line picking up blitz packages and the quarterbacks not making mistakes. Given what has happened the past two weeks, that’s a tall order.