 Moore in 2024 | |
| Oregon Ducks–No. 5 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 24, 2005 [1] East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. [2] |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Dante Moore (born May 24, 2005) is an American college football quarterback for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played for the UCLA Bruins.
Moore was born in East Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in nearby Elyria. He later moved to Detroit, Michigan and attended Martin Luther King High School (MLK). [3] He weighed 155 pounds (70 kg) as a freshman and gained 50 pounds over the next two seasons. [4] Moore passed for 3,044 yards with 40 touchdowns against three interceptions during his junior season while MLK won the Division III state championship. [5] Moore led MLK to a second straight state title as a senior while passing for 2,392 yards and 32 touchdowns with three interceptions. [6] [7] He was selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl. [8] Moore finished his high school career with 9,880 passing yards and 135 touchdown passes. [9]
Moore was rated the best recruit in his class by Sports Illustrated . [10] He initially committed to play college football at Oregon entering his senior year. [11] Moore had the option to meet with Oregon's name, image and likeness (NIL) collectives during his official visit, but opted against doing so. [12] Moore flipped his commitment to UCLA. [13] He is the highest-rated quarterback to ever commit to play for the Bruins. [14] Moore signed his National Letter of Intent to UCLA on December 21, 2022. [15]
Moore joined the UCLA Bruins as an early enrollee in January 2023. [16] He was trying to become the Bruins' first true freshman to start the season opener at quarterback since Josh Rosen in 2015. However, UCLA coach Chip Kelly named junior Ethan Garbers the starter, while also saying that Moore and transfer quarterback Collin Schlee would also play in the opener. [17] The Bruins won their season opener 27–13 over Coastal Carolina. Moore completed seven of 12 passes for two touchdowns and an interception. Playing in five drives, he led the Bruins to 212 yards on 31 plays for 20 points. [18] Moore started the following week in a 35–10 win against San Diego State. He was 17-of-27 passing for 290 yards in only three quarters, and his three touchdown passes tied the school record for a true freshman held by Rosen and Cade McNown. [19] He barely played the next week, a blowout win over North Carolina Central. [20]
In the following game against Utah, Moore's first pass was intercepted for a touchdown. He was pressured by the Utes, sacked seven times and losing a fumble in a 14–7 loss. The game started a streak of three straight games in which he threw a pick-six, resulting in Kelly returning to Garbers as the starter. Moore played in most of the regular-season finale against California after Garbers left with an arm injury in UCLA's opening drive. [20] In his first play from Cal's 20-yard line, Moore threw into heavy coverage for an interception in the end zone. The Bruins lost 33–7, with Moore completing 23 of 38 passes for 266 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He lost a fumble and was sacked six times. [21] Moore entered the transfer portal on November 30, 2023. [22]
On December 18, 2023, Moore announced that he would be transferring to Oregon. [23]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| UCLA Bruins | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 9 | 5 | 3−2 | 114 | 213 | 53.5 | 1,610 | 7.6 | 11 | 9 | 125.6 | 45 | -84 | -1.9 | 0 | |
| Oregon Ducks | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 3−2 | 121 | 220 | 54 | 1,659 | 7.3 | 11 | 9 | 125.6 | 46 | -78 | -1.9 | 0 | |
Matthew Erickson Moore is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and Oregon State Beavers before signing with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Moore was also a member of the Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Miami Dolphins.
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