Jason Moore (wide receiver)

Jason Marquis Rydell Moore Jr. (born June 23, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Findlay.

Jason Moore
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Moore in 2022
Personal information
Born: (1995-06-23) June 23, 1995 (age 29)
Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Oberlin (Oberlin)
College:Findlay
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-GMAC (2017)
  • First-team All-GLIAC (2016)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:104
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Moore was born and grew up in Oberlin, Ohio and attended Oberlin High School. Moore was named the Patriot Athletic Conference (PAC) Defensive Back of the Year as a senior.[1] Moore was also an All-PAC selection in basketball and played in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game during his senior year.[2]

College career

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Moore was a member of the Findlay Oilers football team for six seasons, redshirting his true freshman season and then using a medical redshirt the next year after breaking his leg shortly before the beginning of the season. As a sophomore, Moore set a school record with 1,115 receiving yards on 71 receptions with 15 touchdowns and was named first-team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). He was named first-team All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference after catching 65 passes for 980 yards and 14 touchdowns in his junior season. Moore missed most of his senior year due to a suspension, playing only four games with 30 receptions for 495 yards and three touchdowns.[3] His finished his collegiate career with 204 receptions for 3,217 yards and 39 touchdowns in 37 games played.[4]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
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 Bench press
6 ft 2+12 in
(1.89 m)
215 lb
(98 kg)
32+38 in
(0.82 m)
9+78 in
(0.25 m)
4.57 s 1.59 s 2.62 s 4.07 s 6.62 s 37.0 in
(0.94 m)
10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)
17 reps
All values from Pro Day[5]

Los Angeles Chargers

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Moore signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[6] Moore was waived at the end of training camp, but re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day on September 1, 2019.[7] The Chargers promoted Moore to the active roster on October 12, 2019, and he made his NFL debut the following day against the Pittsburgh Steelers, catching two passes for 43 yards.[8][9]

Moore was waived by the Chargers on October 24, 2020,[10] and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.[11] He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's week 8 game against the Denver Broncos, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 5, 2021.[13]

On August 31, 2021, Moore was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[14][15] He was elevated to the main roster for their week 16 game against the Houston Texans after receivers Mike Williams, Jalen Guyton and Andre Roberts were all placed on the COVID-19 reserve list.[16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 11, 2022.[17]

On August 30, 2022, Moore was waived by the Chargers and signed to the practice squad the next day.[18][19] He was promoted to the active roster on September 28.[20] He was waived on December 17 and re-signed to the practice squad.

Detroit Lions

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On August 18, 2023, Moore signed with the Detroit Lions.[21] On August 27, 2023, Moore was released.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Six area football teams have all-district first-teamers". The Times-Gazette. November 16, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Bielik, Tim (April 12, 2013). "Jason Moore, Kody Bender among state all-stars". The Morning Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Peterson, Michael (May 6, 2019). "2019 Chargers UDFA Profile: Findlay WR Jason Moore". BoltsFromTheBlue.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Moore Signs with Los Angeles Chargers". Athletics.Findlay.edu. April 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Jason Moore College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Bouda, Nate (April 27, 2019). "Chargers Officially Sign 19 Undrafted Free Agents". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  7. ^ Borquez, Gavino (September 1, 2019). "Chargers announce 2019 practice squad". Chargers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  8. ^ Williams, Charean (October 12, 2019). "Chargers waive Stephen Anderson, promote Jason Moore". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  9. ^ Wade, Richard (October 13, 2019). "Chargers-Steelers final score: Los Angeles Chargers lose to the hapless Pittsburgh Steelers 24-17". BoltsFromTheBlue.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Activate Melvin Ingram III and Justin Jones". Chargers.com. October 24, 2020.
  11. ^ @Chargers (October 28, 2020). "we've signed Jason Moore and Jesse Lemonier to our practice squad and released Lee Autry" (Tweet). Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves". Chargers.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 10 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. January 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "Chargers Reduce Roster to 53". Chargers.com. August 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Chargers Announce Practice Squad and Claim Two Players Off Waivers". Chargers.com. September 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "Chargers Announce Moves Before Week 16". Chargers.com. December 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 11 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  18. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Chargers.com. August 30, 2022.
  19. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign 14 Players to Practice Squad". Chargers.com. August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  20. ^ "Chargers Sign Richard Rodgers and Jason Moore Jr. to Active Roster". Chargers.com. September 28, 2022.
  21. ^ "Detroit Lions cut Denzel Mims with injury designation, sign Jason Moore as WR replacement". BVMSports.com.
  22. ^ Reisman, Jeremy (August 26, 2023). "2023 Detroit Lions roster cuts tracker: Latest news and moves". Pride Of Detroit. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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