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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Dalvin Tomlinson is Alabamas other defensive end.He should not be hard to miss at 6-foot-3, 310-pounds. He was a three-time Georgia state champion wrestler and former high school soccer player -- and he is a pretty good football player, too. Tomlinson, however, is often overshadowed by All-Southeastern Conference teammate Jonathan Allen.Dalvin is a big part of this defense, said Ryan Anderson, a linebacker for the top-ranked Crimson Tide. He doesnt get a lot of credit he deserves, but Dalvin is a monster. Hes been that way for a while.Tomlinson made seven tackles in last weekends win over No. 23 Mississippi for Alabama, which hosts Kent State on Saturday.The senior was the first guy off the bench on Alabamas ocean-deep defensive front last year, but didnt log his first career start until the opener against Southern California this season.Anderson rates Tomlinsons hand placement technique as the best among the Tide defensive linemen and says hes one of the fastest, too. Hes as likely to bat balls down with his long reach as to sack a quarterback, which is where Allen, Anderson and linebacker Tim Williams most excel and what typically draws the most attention.That doesnt seem to bother Tomlinson, who does have one sack this season and says he doesnt feel underrated.Not really because I dont look at it from the media standpoint, he said. Im just here to help my team out and help us get the win. As long as Im helping my teammates out, Im happy with that.His career got off to a slow start after tearing his left ACL playing soccer as a senior at McDonough County High School in Georgia. He redshirted in 2012 and played in only one game the following season before tearing his right ACL.Tomlinson wasnt one of the Tide linemens more highly rated recruits out of high school and was a late addition to the recruiting class.Hes undoubtedly the most accomplished wrestler of the group. Tomlinson went 49-0 as a senior and became the first Georgia heavyweight to win three consecutive state titles, losing only two matches in his prep career.The first one was my first-ever varsity match and I was nervous and lost by points, said Tomlinson, who pinned his state title match opponent in nine seconds as a senior. And the second one I got disqualified for hip-tossing a dude onto his neck.He feels like wrestling helped him learn the art of getting leverage as a defensive lineman. Tomlinson has also put on considerable weight, surprising Anderson when he tipped the scales at about 310 pounds recently.Hes been an outstanding player for us, Tide coach Nick Saban said. Hes gotten better and better each year. He was a little bit undersized when we recruited him. Hes gotten bigger and stronger and now hes a pretty effective player on a consistent basis.Tomlinson played in all 29 games off the bench the past two seasons after recovering from the knee injuries. Finally, hes a starter for the defending national champions.Its pretty surreal, Tomlinson said. Im still trying to get used to it. Freshman year there was a lot of adversity I had to overcome being injured with the ACL. I just had to keep working through it and being here, coach Saban teaches you to keep grinding and working hard, (and) good things are going to come to you. 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We want to write our own history, the captain said.We are a team that have got a goal under Eddie Jones to be the best in the world and winning this game at the weekend is a huge step for us going forward as a team.Losses and wins are all in the past. We have been building for this game for a long, long time. The team is prepared and are desperate to win.The thing for us is the next step as a team. We are always focusing on the next game. Beating South Africa this weekend is just next step in this teams progression.England have built an impressive head of steam under Jones with a Grand Slam and 3-0 series whitewash of Australia among the results that have lifted them to second in the world rankings.But Hartley insists they start from scratch against South Africa while drawing strength from the knowledge they are heading in the right direction.Its not a momentum roll. If we had played the Australia series and then wed gone straight into playing South Africa, then we could take momentum from that, Hartley said.ddddddddddddWhat we can take from it is experience -- we know that weve been in tough corners before and weve fought our way out. During our last Test in Australia in June we showed character there, especially in the final 20 minutes of that game, which was unbelievable.When the chips are down you look around and you see the characters youve got in your team because you know youve been in tough situations with these guys before.So its not so much about momentum, its about experiences and trusting your team-mates, knowing what it takes to regain control of the game or make the final push to win a game.People talk about us being on a run but that is only on paper. We have drawn a line under those matches. If you talk about momentum, well we have just come together as a team.South Africa are at the end of a season so they are battle-hardened and together as a team.But we need to find that Test match intensity in those opening exchanges and get up to speed pretty sharpish because they have been playing week-in, week-out.Hartley has played only twice since recovering from a back injury sustained in early September, but the hooker insists he is ready to win his 76th cap.I had a dodgy back but it was a long time ago and I feel great. I had some time off and Ive played two games for Northampton. Not full games, but the way we train and prepare ... its faster than a game, Hartley said.I know how I need to feel before a game and the way weve prepared here has got me ready for a Test match on Saturday. ' ' '