 Moore with thePurdue Boilermakers in 2018 | |||||||||||||
| No. 4 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
| Roster status |  Injured reserve | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (2000-06-09)June 9, 2000 (age 25) New Albany, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Trinity (Louisville, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||
| College | Purdue (2018–2020) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 2nd round, 49th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Rondale DaSean Moore (born June 9, 2000) is an American professionalfootballwide receiver for theMinnesota Vikings of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for thePurdue Boilermakers, and he was selected by theArizona Cardinals in the second round of the2021 NFL draft.
Moore was born inNew Albany, Indiana on June 9, 2000.[1] He grew up on the same block as formerNBA playerRomeo Langford and the two played basketball together until their sophomore year of high school.[2] He attendedNew Albany High School where he was part of the 2016 4A Indiana State basketball championship team with Langford before transferring toTrinity High School where he was a four-star football recruit.[3] In June 2017, he committed to play at theUniversity of Texas at Austin but later chose to attendPurdue University.[4][5][6]
| Name | Hometown | School | 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 |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 100 (WR), 4 (KY) 247Sports: 41 (WR), 1 (KY) ESPN: 282 (OVR), 45 (WR), 2 (KY) | ||||||
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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 atouchdown 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 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 Bryant recorded 2,121 in 2007, and the second most in school history.
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-American byThe 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 Press as 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 Sports Freshman of the Year.[12]
| 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 |
| 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+1⁄4 in (0.72 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (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] | ||||||||||||
Moore was selected by theArizona Cardinals in 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 receiver depth chart. In his second career game, Moore scored his first NFL touchdown on a 77-yard pass fromKyler Murray in 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 reserve on December 14, 2022.[18] Moore finished the 2022 season with 41 receptions for 414 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[19]
On March 14, 2024, Moore was traded to theAtlanta Falcons in 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]
On March 19, 2025, theMinnesota Vikings signed Moore to a one-year, $2 million contract.[23] On August 9, Moore suffered a season-ending knee injury during a preseason game against theHouston Texans and had to be carted off the field. The injury happened as Texans linebackerJamal Hill tackled Moore along the sideline as Moore was returning a punt fromTommy Townsend. On August 12, Moore was placed on the injured reserve for the second consecutive year.[24][25]
| 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 | |
