This was the stage built for Dylan Moses.
He was a five-star recruit who was on the cover of ESPN the Magazine as an eighth grader who already had a scholarship from hometown LSU. Ultimately landing at Alabama, the middle linebacker last season was working spot duty behind future NFL draft picks Rashaan Evans and Shaun Dion Hamilton.
Then the injuries piled up and Moses was forced into prime duty in November.
"Last year, I didn't know what was going on," Moses said Monday, a few weeks before starting his sophomore season. "Last year I had to really get my feet wet.