DeAndre Moore Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Texas Longhorns.
| Texas Longhorns – No. 0 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Psychology |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California) |
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Early life and high school
editMoore attended high school at St. John Bosco located in Bellflower, California. In Moore's senior season, he notched 483 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, along with one score on the ground.[1] Coming out of high school, Moore was rated as a four-star recruit, and the 8th-best play in the State of California, and the 17th overall wide receiver in the class of 2023.[2] Moore also held offers from schools such as Alabama, Florida State, Lousiville, Texas, Oklahoma, Oregon, and USC.[3] Innitlly, Moore committed to play college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.[4][5] Moore would however de-commit from the Sooners, and change his commitment to play for the Louisville Cardinals.[6][7] However, Moore decided to flip his commitment and officially sign to play for the Texas Longhorns.[8][9]
College career
editDuring Moore's first collegiate season in 2023, he appeared in ten games for the Longhorns where he returned one kickoff for 15 yards.[10] In week five Moore had a career game, where he hauled in four receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns, as he helped the Longhorns to a win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.[11]
College statistics
edit| Season | Games | Receiving | ||||
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| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| Texas Longhorns | ||||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 19 | 271 | 14.3 | 5 | |
| Career | 9 | 19 | 271 | 14.3 | 5 | |
References
edit- ^ Huang, Christina (22 December 2022). "Texas flips 4-star wide receiver commit DeAndre Moore from Louisville". Dallas News. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Hunte, Sydney (22 December 2022). "DeAndre Moore, 4-star WR in 2023 class and SEC target, flips commitment from Louisville". Saturday Down South. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (24 September 2021). "Oklahoma football recruiting: Five-star WR DeAndre Moore commits to Sooners on CBS Sports HQ". CBS Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (24 September 2021). "Oklahoma lands commitment from No. 1 wide receiver in 2023 class, Deandre Moore Jr". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Fawcett, Hayes (24 September 2021). "2023 wide receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. Commits to Oklahoma". On3.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Thamel, Pete (31 May 2022). "DeAndre Moore Jr., No. 2 WR in 2023 class, committing to Louisville". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Holton, Brooks (31 May 2022). "Louisville football scores 2023 4-star commitment from WR DeAndre Moore Jr". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Holton, Brooks (21 December 2022). "Louisville football loses 4-star WR commit DeAndre Moore Jr. to Texas". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Gates, Billy (23 December 2022). "Texas Longhorns sign 4-star receiver DeAndre Moore Jr., add to No. 3 signing class in the country". KXAN Austin. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Conn, Patrick (12 June 2024). "Texas wide receiver DeAndre Moore Jr.'s 2024 snapshot profile". Longhorns Wire. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Newman, Josh. "'I need you to practice today': Texas football's DeAndre Moore Jr. overcame hip pointer for career day". LoneStarLive.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.