Jaylen Moody has waited five years to be a starting linebacker for the University of Alabama.
He arrived in 2018 as a three-star from South Carolina and developed into the playbook. Moody has seen time on special teams and defense, but he’s earned Nick Saban’s trust. The 6-foot-2, 225-pounder has been on three Southeastern Conference Championship teams (2018, 2020, 2021) and a College Football Playoff National Championship team in 2020.
He has filled in for injured players and stepped up in big moments off the bench. Moody withdrew his name from the NCAA transfer portal and returned to the Tide because he wants to be dominant in Tuscaloosa.