Riley Moss

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Riley Moss
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Moss with Iowa in 2022
No. 21 – Denver Broncos
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-03) March 3, 2000 (age 24)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Ankeny Centennial
(Ankeny, Iowa)
College: Iowa (2018–2022)
NFL draft: 2023  / round: 3 / pick: 83
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2024
Total tackles:77
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:8
Interceptions:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

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Early years

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]

College career

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]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 s1.48 s2.56 s4.15 s6.60 s39.0 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]

Prior to the 2024 season, Moss was named the Broncos' second starting cornerback opposite Patrick Surtain II. He started his first game in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks, becoming the first white player to start at the cornerback position in an NFL game since Jason Sehorn in 2002. [16] [17]

In the fourth quarter of the Broncos' Week 3 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Moss forced a fumble off tight end Cade Otton, which safety Brandon Jones recovered and returned for 34 yards. [18]

In Week 5 against the Las Vegas Raiders, Moss recorded his first career interception off a pass from Gardner Minshew, becoming the first white cornerback to record an interception since Sehorn in 2002. [19]

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  2. ↑ Holm, Dan (June 29, 2017). "Centennial's Moss commits to NDSU, Big Ten schools eye Pinegar". The Des Moines Register . Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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