re: Class of 2017 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Say Your Goodbyes Edition

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Moses says Alabama is on him the hardest

Last month at The Opening, the nation’s No. 1 outside linebacker told me he was ‘iffy’ about Alabama because the Crimson Tide have three other linebackers currently committed to the program. Not surprisingly, his stance has changed.

Dylan Moses, a 5-star prospect from IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), told me shortly after his team’s win over Grayson High School on Saturday night that after a recent chat with Nick Saban, he feels much better about the Tide.

“I talked to coach Saban (after The Opening) and they are still expressing interest,” Moses said. “They told me that I don’t need to worry about anything else. I am the only one that they really are focusing on in getting in their class, so I’m not really iffy about them.”

That’s not necessarily accurate. Alabama would like to add 4-star linebacker prospects Christopher Allen and Jarez Parks to 4-star commitments VanDarius Cowan, Markail Benton and Gary Johnson.

The Tide would like Moses, too, and it’s one of the reasons the team is in constant communication with the Under Armour All-American. In fact, Moses said Alabama is recruiting him the hardest right now.

“They stay hitting me up,” Moses said. “They are always showing me highlights and plays and showing me different techniques with what I should do. It’s nothing but love. I notice it and watch the plays. I like it.

“They’re doing as much as they can right now. I respect it. I talk to the coaches as much as I can. I really want to see what they do this season. I want to see how strong their team is because they had a lot of guys leave for the draft. I want to see how strong their defense is and what they do this year.”

Moses said Ohio State and Texas are Nos. 2 and 3 in terms of programs recruiting him the hardest. Do I believe that LSU isn’t on that list? Not for one second, BUT it could also mean that the Tigers feel that confidently in landing him that they don’t feel the need to constantly blow up his phone.

It’s not really a secret that LSU is in prime position of landing Moses when he makes his commitment in December. If Les Miles is coaching the Tigers in 2017, Moses will be on LSU’s roster. There’s no coach in America that Moses is closer to than Miles.

But, with Moses’ desire to remain coy, he says his recruitment is far from over despite people believing he will sign with the Tigers.

“I think because I’m now in Florida and I’m from Baton Rouge, La.,” Moses said as to why he believes people think LSU is the favorite. “LSU is the first team that offered me a scholarship, and I was committed to them once. I think it’s just because of the obvious facts, but that’s not the case right now because I’m still going through the process.”

There also are plenty of examples for why you wouldn’t be crazy to think LSU is the school he’s going to choose no matter what he says, such as this, this and this.

I do not think any school other than LSU is a serious player for Moses unless Miles is not coaching the Tigers in 2017.

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