Hayden Leon Moore (born July 5, 1995) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats.[1] He also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2019.[2]

Hayden Moore
No. 3
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-05) July 5, 1995 (age 28)
Clay, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Clay-Chalkville (AL)
College:Cincinnati
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Career CFL statistics
Games played–started:18–1
Passing completions:20
Passing attempts:30
Passing yards:222
TDINT:0–4
Player stats at CFL.ca

College career edit

Statistics edit

In his first season as quarterback for the Bearcats, Moore threw for 1,885 yards, helping the Bearcats secure third place in their conference.[3] 2016 saw Moore play as starting QB for the first time, where he threw for 1,744, an effort that was only enough for Cinicnnati to reach 4th in the division.[4] 2017 was a breakout year for Moore; however, he was unable to convert his exemplary stats into wins for the Bearcats, with Cininnati finishing the season with only 4 wins.[5]

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
Cincinnati Bearcats
2015 8 3 1−2 133 225 59.1 1,885 8.4 9 11 132.9 56 22 0.4 2
2016 7 7 2−5 146 255 57.3 1,744 6.8 11 7 123.4 53 45 0.8 2
2017 12 12 4−8 239 424 56.4 2,562 6.0 20 9 118.4 92 312 3.4 4
2018 6 2 2−0 27 51 52.9 327 6.8 2 1 115.8 24 124 5.2 2
Career[6] 33 24 9−15 518 955 56.4 6,518 7.0 42 28 122.6 225 503 2.4 10

Professional career edit

On May 2, 2019, Moore signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as their third-string quarterback.[7] He played during Week 2 of the CFL Preseason, playing the second half against the Ottawa Redblacks. Moore threw 176 yards and 2 touchdowns to win the game for Hamilton.[8] Moore also played the last 8 minutes of Hamilton's Week 3 Preseason game against the Toronto Argonauts, throwing for 30 yards with 57% efficiency; however, Moore's efforts were not enough to overcome the Argos' defence, and the Ticats lost the game 30-23.[9] He re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on January 7, 2021.[10] He retired from football on June 28, 2021.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hayden Moore Biography". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ "Hayden Moore CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2015 American Athletic Conference Year Summary". Sports Reference.
  4. ^ "2016 American Athletic Conference Year Summary". Sports Reference.
  5. ^ "2017 American Athletic Conference Year Summary". Sports Reference.
  6. ^ "Hayden Moore Stats". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ Dave Clark (3 May 2019). "Hayden Moore, former UC Bearcats quarterback, signs with CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer.
  8. ^ "Ticats edge Redblacks in close pre-season battle". CFL.ca. 2 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Bethel-Thompson, Argos top Ticats to close out preseason". CFL.ca. 7 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Quarterback Moore re-signs with Tiger-Cats". TiCats.ca. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Tiger-Cats add three players on defence". TiCats.ca. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.