Alabama LB prospect Dylan Moses says he’s met with the Saints
The New Orleans Saints need more linebackers after cutting Kwon Alexander and losing Alex Anzalone this offseason, and Alabama prospect Dylan Moses might fit the bill. Moses reflected on his pre-draft experience with WWL’s Amos Morale III, noting “quite a bit” of attention from New Orleans.
When asked what sort of interaction he’s had with the Saints, Moses replied: “Just speaking to them online and having to give them my background information and all that. The majority of it they already know but it’s cool to be able to speak to the hometown team.”
All team-prospect interviews are being conducted virtually again this year due to COVID-19 protocols, but Saints decision-makers Sean Payton and Mickey Loomis were in Alabama for the Crimson Tide’s second pro day this week. However, Moses wasn’t working out while recovering from February knee surgery.
A Baton Rouge native and former LSU Tigers commit, Moses went on to play for Alabama until a 2019 ACL tear sidelined him. He battled through a torn meniscus in 2020 until he went under the knife in the offseason. And his game tape reflects the movement issues that came from those injuries; he wasn’t the same effective player in coverage that he had been in 2020, struggling to move laterally and turn to flip his hips while trailing receivers downfield.
That’s hurt his draft stock, and not being able to work out won’t help. Moses was once a surefire first-round prospect, but it’s now less clear where he can expect to be drafted. If a team is comfortable with their read of his medicals, maybe he still gets picked late in the first round or somewhere in round two. But he might make more sense for the Saints with one of their third rounders.
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