_(cropped).jpg) Moore in 2024 | |
| Oregon Ducks – No. 5 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2005-05-24)May 24, 2005 (age 19)[1] East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.[2] |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Martin Luther King(Detroit, Michigan) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dante Moore (born May 24, 2005) is an Americancollege footballquarterback for theOregon Ducks. He previously played for theUCLA Bruins.
Moore was born inEast Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in nearbyElyria. He later moved toDetroit, Michigan and attendedMartin Luther King High School (MLK).[3] He weighed 155 pounds (70 kg) as afreshman and gained 50 pounds over the next two seasons.[4] Moore passed for 3,044 yards with 40touchdowns against threeinterceptions during hisjunior season while MLK won the Division III state championship.[5] Moore led MLK to a second straight state title as asenior while passing for 2,392 yards and 32 touchdowns with three interceptions.[6][7] He was selected to play in the 2023All-American Bowl.[8] Moore finished his high school career with 9,880 passing yards and 135 touchdown passes.[9]
Moore was rated the best recruit in his class bySports Illustrated.[10] He initially committed to play college football atOregon entering his senior year.[11] Moore had the option to meet with Oregon'sname, image and likeness (NIL) collectives during his official visit, but opted against doing so.[12] Moore flipped his commitment toUCLA.[13] He is the highest-rated quarterback to ever commit to play for the Bruins.[14] Moore signed hisNational Letter of Intent to UCLA on December 21, 2022.[15]
Moore joined theUCLA Bruins as an early enrollee in January 2023.[16] He was trying to become the Bruins' firsttrue freshman tostart the season opener at quarterback sinceJosh Rosen in2015. However, UCLA coachChip Kelly named juniorEthan Garbers the starter, while also saying that Moore and transfer quarterbackCollin Schlee would also play in the opener.[17] The Bruins won their season opener 27–13 overCoastal Carolina. Moore completed seven of 12 passes for two touchdowns and an interception. Playing in five drives, he led the Bruins to 212 yards on 31 plays for 20 points.[18] Moore started the following week in a 35–10 win againstSan Diego State. He was 17-of-27 passing for 290 yards in only three quarters, and his three touchdown passes tied the school record for a true freshman held by Rosen andCade McNown.[19] He barely played the next week, a blowout win overNorth Carolina Central.[20]
In the following game againstUtah, Moore's first pass was intercepted for a touchdown. He was pressured by the Utes,sacked seven times and losing afumble in a 14–7 loss. The game started a streak of three straight games in which he threw apick-six, resulting in Kelly returning to Garbers as the starter. Moore played in most of the regular-season finale againstCalifornia after Garbers left with an arm injury in UCLA's opening drive.[20] In his first play from Cal's 20-yard line, Moore threw into heavy coverage for an interception in theend zone. The Bruins lost 33–7, with Moore completing 23 of 38 passes for 266 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He lost a fumble and was sacked six times.[21] Moore entered thetransfer portal on November 30, 2023.[22]
On December 18, 2023, Moore announced that he would be transferring toOregon.[23]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| UCLA Bruins | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 9 | 5 | 3−2 | 114 | 213 | 53.5 | 1,610 | 7.6 | 11 | 9 | 125.6 | 45 | -84 | -1.9 | 0 | |
| Oregon Ducks | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 3−2 | 121 | 220 | 54 | 1,659 | 7.3 | 11 | 9 | 125.6 | 46 | -78 | -1.9 | 0 | |