![]() Moss with Iowa in 2022 | |||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | March 3, 2000||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny, Iowa) | ||
College: | Iowa (2018–2022) | ||
NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
Riley Moss (born March 3, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was a two-time All-Big Ten selection. Moss was selected by the Broncos in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Moss grew up in Ankeny, Iowa and attended Ankeny Centennial High School, where he played football and ran track. [1] He originally committed to play college football at North Dakota State entering his senior season. [2] As a senior, Moss caught six passes for 167 and a touchdown on offense and had 29 tackles and an interception on defense. [3] Moss decommitted from North Dakota State and committed to play at Iowa after receiving a late offer. [4]
Moss joined the Iowa Hawkeyes as a blue-shirt recruit and was awarded a scholarship after the end of his freshman season. [5] [6] He was named the Big Ten Conference freshman of the week after intercepting two passes against Minnesota. [7] As a junior, Moss had 43 tackles with four passes broken up and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection. [8] [9] He returned two interceptions for touchdowns against Indiana in the first game of his senior season. [10] Moss missed three games after suffering a torn posterior cruciate ligament in Iowa's 23-20 win over fourth-ranked Penn State. [11]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.45 s | 1.48 s | 2.56 s | 4.15 s | 6.60 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 11 reps | |
Sources: [12] [13] |
Moss was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round, 83rd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [14] As a rookie, he appeared in 14 games. [15]
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