Brian Kelly Shares Confidence In DJ Chester As Braelin Moore's Replacement

New LSU starting center Braelin Moore suffered an ankle injury on the first snap vs. Louisiana Tech last week and was replaced by redshirt sophomore DJ Chester.

Chester started at center all of last season but is now a backup rotational player at multiple positions on the offensive line.

On Monday, head coach Brian Kelly expressed his confidence in Chester, who is back in the driver's seat while Moore is out.

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"If he has to start at center, we are very comfortable with him, Kelly said. "Having someone like him is invaluable. He didn't take a ton of snaps the last couple of weeks at center. We had him out at left tackle; he's played guard. He's so valuable. He went in there and did a heck of a job."

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Regarding Moore's injury status, Kelly stated that he is "day-to-day and will be listed as questionable for the Florida game."