Rondale Moore

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Rondale Moore
Rondale Moore.png
Moore with Purdue in 2018
No. 14 – Atlanta Falcons
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2000-06-09) June 9, 2000 (age 24)
New Albany, Indiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Trinity (Louisville, Kentucky)
College: Purdue (2018–2020)
NFL draft: 2021  / round: 2 / pick: 49
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Receptions:131
Receiving yards:1,170
Receiving touchdowns:3
Rushing yards:244
Return yards:473
Player stats at PFR

Rondale DaSean Moore (born June 9, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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Early life

Moore was born in New Albany, Indiana on June 9, 2000. [1] He grew up on the same block as NBA player Romeo Langford and the two played basketball together until their sophomore year of high school. [2] He attended New Albany High School where he was part of the 2016 4A Indiana State basketball championship team with Langford before transferring to Trinity High School where he was a four-star football recruit. [3] In June 2017, he committed to play at the University of Texas at Austin but later chose to attend Purdue University. [4] [5] [6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40Commit date
Rondale Moore
WR
Louisville, Kentucky Trinity High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)193 lb (88 kg)4.33Jan 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 100 (WR), 4 (KY)   247Sports: 41 (WR), 1 (KY)   ESPN: 282 (OVR), 45 (WR), 2 (KY)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Purdue Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  • "Purdue College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

College career

In his first game with the Boilermakers, and his first game overall, Moore's 313-yard all-purpose yards was the record for most in program history, higher than Otis Armstrong, who had 312 in 1972. [7] In that same game, Moore had a 76-yard rush to score a touchdown that evened the score at 14–14. The Boilermakers eventually lost the game, 31–27. On September 3, 2018, Moore was named the Co-Freshman of the Week in the Big Ten Conference. [8] On September 24, 2018, Moore was once again named Big Ten Freshman of the Week. On October 22, 2018, Moore was once again named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week. On November 25, 2018, Moore was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for a fourth time.

At the conclusion of the 2018 regular season, Moore had recorded 1,164 receiving yards and 203 rushing yards to go along with thirteen combined touchdowns. [9] Moore's 2,048 all-purpose yards were the most since Dorien Bryant recorded 2,121 in 2007, and the second most in school history.

Awards

At the end of the 2018 season, Moore was the recipient of the Paul Hornung Award, given to the most versatile player in all of college football. [10] Moore was also named a First-Team All-American by The Athletic , a well-regarded sporting website but not one of the members of the All-American voting process.

On December 10, 2018, Moore was named a First-Team All-American by the Associated Press as an all-purpose back. [11] On December 11, 2018, Moore was named a First-Team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. On December 12, 2018, The Sporting News named Moore to their second-team, making Moore a consensus All-American.

On December 12, 2018, Moore was named the CBS Sports Freshman of the Year. [12]

College statistics

Purdue Boilermakers
SeasonGamesReceivingRushingKick returns
GPGSRecYardsAvgTDAttYardsAvgTDRetYardsAvgTD
2018 13101141,25811.0122121310.123366220.10
2019 442938713.32331.00915116.80
2020 33352707.706325.31000.00
Career 20171781,91510.814302488.334281319.40

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
5 ft 7 in
(1.70 m)
181 lb
(82 kg)
28+14 in
(0.72 m)
8+34 in
(0.22 m)
4.32 s1.58 s2.48 s4.10 s6.68 s42.5 in
(1.08 m)
10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)
All values from Pro Day [13]

Arizona Cardinals

Moore was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round with the 49th overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. [14] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Arizona on June 9, 2021. [15] He entered the 2021 season fourth on the Cardinals' wide receiver depth chart. In his second career game, Moore scored his first NFL touchdown on a 77-yard pass from Kyler Murray in the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings. [16] He finished the season with 54 catches for 435 yards and one touchdown. [17]

After missing the first three games due to a hamstring injury, Moore made his 2022 debut in Week 4. He started the next eight games before being placed on injured reserve on December 14, 2022. [18] Moore finished the 2022 season with 41 receptions for 414 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. [19]

Atlanta Falcons

On March 14, 2024, Moore was traded to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for quarterback Desmond Ridder. [20] On August 8, Moore was placed on season-ending injured reserve following a knee injury in training camp. [21] [22]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushing
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTD
2021 ARI 147544358.177118764.2260
2022 ARI 884141410.13816–5–0.890
2023 ARI 178403528.8481281786.4451
Career 33201351,2018.9773522494.8451

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