C.J. Mosley, OLB

05/21/2013 - 2013 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY WATCH LIST: C.J. Moseley, LB, Alabama...Consensus first team All-American and first team All-SEC choice in 2012...named first team All-America by the AFCA, Walter Camp, AP, Sporting News and Sports Illustrated...was a finalist for 2012 Butkus Award, presented to the nation's top linebacker, and a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player). - Alabama football

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With Alabama forced to replace several talented defenders off last year?s squad like Dont?a Hightower, Courtney Upshaw and Mark Barron, the Crimson Tide lost both production and leadership. But Mosley stepped up in both areas, and became much more of a vocal leader in 2012.

He battled injuries and was part of a linebacker rotation for two years in Tuscaloosa, but he rarely comes off the field as a junior this season, mostly lining up at the ?WILL? inside linebacker spot in Alabama?s 3-4 scheme.

Mosley doesn?t have the name recognition of Hightower and Upshaw (yet), but he is on his way to being a better NFL prospect than both, whether he declares after this season or next.

2010 GAME

San Jose State: Came off the bench to lead the team in tackles with seven in his first collegiate game ... also broke up three passes. Penn State: Assisted on one tackle and broke up a pass against the Nittany Lions. Duke: Broke up two passes and totaled five tackles against the Blue Devils. Arkansas: Came off the bench and played on special teams but did not record any statistics. Florida: Totalled five tackles, including three solo stops ... recorded his first career interception and took it 35 yards for a touchdown. South Carolina: Registered five solo tackles against the Gamecocks. Mississippi: Was named one of the Defensive Players of the Week by the coaching staff ... registered five tackles, including three solo stops. Tennessee: Was named one of the Defensive Players of the Week by the coaching staff ... led the Tide with nine tackles, including half a sack for three yards. LSU: Registered nine tackles, including one for a loss of a yard ... marked his second consecutive game with nine tackles. Mississippi State: Tallied a season-best and a team-high 12 tackles, including a solo stop ... also broke up one pass. Georgia State: Tallied two solo tackles and took his second interception in for a touchdown as he returned a pick 41 yards in the second quarter. Michigan State: Had two pass breakups and one assisted tackle in the Crimson Tide's 49-7 win over the Spartans.