Rondale Moore
No. 14 –Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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Born: | New Albany, Indiana,U.S. | June 9, 2000||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||
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Player stats atPFR |
Rondale DaSean Moore(born June 9, 2000) is an American professionalfootballwide receiverfor theAtlanta Falconsof theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballatPurdue,and was selected by theArizona Cardinalsin the second round of the2021 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Moore was born inNew Albany, Indianaon June 9, 2000.[1]He grew up on the same block asNBAplayerRomeo Langfordand the two played basketball together until their sophomore year of high school.[2]He attendedNew Albany High Schoolwhere he was part of the 2016 4A Indiana State basketball championship team with Langford before transferring toTrinity High Schoolwhere he was a four-star football recruit.[3]In June 2017, he committed to play at theUniversity of Texas at Austinbut later chose to attendPurdue University.[4][5][6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Rondale Moore WR |
Louisville, Kentucky | Trinity High School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 4.33 | Jan 6, 2018 |
Recruiting star ratings:Scout:Rivals:247Sports:ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings:Rivals:100 (WR), 4 (KY)247Sports:41 (WR), 1 (KY)ESPN:282 (OVR), 45 (WR), 2 (KY) | ||||||
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College career
[edit]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 thanOtis Armstrong,who had 312 in1972.[7]In that same game, Moore had a 76-yard rush to score atouchdownthat 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 theBig 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 sinceDorien Bryantrecorded 2,121 in 2007, and the second most in school history.
Awards
[edit]At the end of the 2018 season, Moore was the recipient of thePaul Hornung Award,given to the most versatile player in all ofcollege football.[10]Moore was also named a First-TeamAll-AmericanbyThe 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 theAssociated Pressas an all-purpose back.[11]On December 11, 2018, Moore was named a First-Team All-American by theFootball 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 theCBS SportsFreshman of the Year.[12]
College statistics
[edit]Purdue Boilermakers | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Kick returns | ||||||||||
GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | |
2018 | 13 | 10 | 114 | 1,258 | 11.0 | 12 | 21 | 213 | 10.1 | 2 | 33 | 662 | 20.1 | 0 |
2019 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 387 | 13.3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 151 | 16.8 | 0 |
2020 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 270 | 7.7 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Career | 20 | 17 | 178 | 1,915 | 10.8 | 14 | 30 | 248 | 8.3 | 3 | 42 | 813 | 19.4 | 0 |
Professional career
[edit]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 | ||
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5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
181 lb (82 kg) |
28+1⁄4in (0.72 m) |
8+3⁄4in (0.22 m) |
4.32 s | 1.58 s | 2.48 s | 4.10 s | 6.68 s | 42.5 in (1.08 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | ||
All values fromPro Day[13] |
Arizona Cardinals
[edit]Moore was selected by theArizona Cardinalsin the second round with the 49th overall pick in the2021 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 receiverdepth chart. In his second career game, Moore scored his first NFL touchdown on a 77-yard pass fromKyler Murrayin the second quarter against theMinnesota 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 oninjured reserveon December 14, 2022.[18]Moore finished the 2022 season with 41 receptions for 414 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[19]
Atlanta Falcons
[edit]On March 14, 2024, Moore was traded to theAtlanta Falconsin exchange for quarterbackDesmond 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
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2021 | ARI | 14 | 7 | 54 | 435 | 8.1 | 77 | 1 | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 26 | 0 |
2022 | ARI | 8 | 8 | 41 | 414 | 10.1 | 38 | 1 | 6 | –5 | –0.8 | 9 | 0 |
2023 | ARI | 17 | 8 | 40 | 352 | 8.8 | 48 | 1 | 28 | 178 | 6.4 | 45 | 1 |
Career | 33 | 20 | 135 | 1,201 | 8.9 | 77 | 3 | 52 | 249 | 4.8 | 45 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^DeFabo, Mike (August 29, 2018)."Boiler Blockbuster: Moore ready to introduce himself to national audience".The Herald Bulletin.CNHI.RetrievedSeptember 3,2018.
- ^Doyel, Gregg (December 18, 2018)."2 phenoms, 1 hometown, 5 houses apart: Buddies Rondale Moore, Romeo Langford bring rare skills to college".The Indianapolis Star.Gannett.RetrievedAugust 26,2019.
- ^"Rondale Moore".Purdue Boilermakers.RetrievedSeptember 3,2018.
- ^"FOOTBALL: Former Bulldog Rondale Moore commits to Texas".News and Tribune.CNHI.June 25, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 3,2018.
- ^Frakes, Jason (December 19, 2017)."Trinity's Rondale Moore decommits from Texas football".The Courier-Journal.Gannett.RetrievedSeptember 3,2018.
- ^Halley, Jim (January 6, 2018)."Trinity WR Rondale Moore commits to Purdue".USA Today.Gannett.RetrievedSeptember 3,2018.
- ^Carmin, Mike (August 31, 2018)."Carmin: Purdue freshman receiver Rondale Moore breathtaking in debut".Journal & Courier.Gannett.RetrievedSeptember 3,2018.
- ^"Big Ten Football Players of the Week".Big Ten Conference.September 3, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon September 4, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 3,2018.
- ^"Rondale Moore 2018 Game Log".College Football at Sports-Reference.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
- ^"Purdue star and Trinity grad Rondale Moore wins 2018 Paul Hornung Award".WDRB.December 5, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
- ^"Consensus All-America Teams (2010-2019)".College Football at Sports-Reference.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
- ^Miller, Travis (December 12, 2018)."Rondale Moore Named CBS Sports Freshman of the Year".SB Nation.Vox Media.RetrievedAugust 26,2019.
- ^"Rondale Moore, Purdue, WR, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football".draftscout.RetrievedSeptember 6,2021.
- ^Urban, Darren (April 30, 2021)."Cardinals Draft Wide Receiver Rondale Moore In Second Round".AZCardinals.RetrievedMay 7,2021.
- ^Robinson, Sam (June 9, 2021)."Cardinals Sign Round 2 WR Rondale Moore".Pro Football Rumors.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
- ^Weinfuss, Josh (September 19, 2021)."Kyler Murray scrambles, finds Rondale Moore for 77-yard touchdown".ESPN.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
- ^"Rondale Moore 2021 Game Log".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
- ^Urban, Darren (December 14, 2022)."Kyler Murray, Rondale Moore Go To IR, Cardinals Sign QB David Blough".AZCardinals.RetrievedFebruary 26,2023.
- ^"Rondale Moore 2022 Game Log".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
- ^McElhaney, Tori."Falcons agree to terms on trade to acquire wide receiver Rondale Moore, send quarterback Desmond Ridder to Arizona Cardinals".AtlantaFalcons.RetrievedMarch 14,2024.
- ^Waack, Terrin."Falcons place WR Rondale Moore on reserve/injured list, sign former Texas punter".AtlantaFalcons.RetrievedAugust 8,2024.
- ^Raimondi, Marc."Falcons' Rondale Moore to IR with season-ending knee injury".ESPN.RetrievedAugust 8,2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromNFL·Pro Football Reference
- Atlanta Falcons bio
- Purdue Boilermakers bio
- Living people
- 2000 births
- All-American college football players
- American football wide receivers
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- People from New Albany, Indiana
- Sportspeople from the Louisville metropolitan area
- Players of American football from Indiana
- Players of American football from Louisville, Kentucky
- Purdue Boilermakers football players
- Trinity High School (Louisville) alumni