Jaylon Moore (wide receiver)

Jaylon Moore (born July 1, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at UT Martin and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

Jaylon Moore
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Moore with the Baltimore Ravens in 2021
Michigan Panthers
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-01) July 1, 1997 (age 27)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Mitchell (Memphis, Tennessee)
College:Tennessee-Martin
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Stats at Pro Football Reference

College career

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Moore played college football at UT Martin. In his UT Martin career he had 92 receptions for a total of 1492 receiving yards and 18 receiving touchdowns.[1]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
5 ft 11+12 in
(1.82 m)
191 lb
(87 kg)
32+34 in
(0.83 m)
9+14 in
(0.23 m)
All values from Pro Day[2]

Baltimore Ravens

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Moore went undrafted during the 2020 NFL draft. On April 26, 2020, Moore signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. When Moore was signed by the Baltimore Ravens he became the only UT Martin player signed by an NFL team for the season.[3] On September 5, 2020, Moore was released by the Baltimore Ravens,[4] and on the next day Moore was signed by the Ravens practice squad.[5] Moore was never re-elevated to the 53-man active roster and remained on the practice squad the rest of the season.

On January 18, 2021, Moore signed a reserves/future deal with the Baltimore Ravens.[6] On May 17, 2021, it was confirmed that Jaylon Moore would be switching from No. 81 to No. 10.[7] Moore made his preseason debut on August 14, 2021 against the New Orleans Saints. He finished as the Ravens leading receiver with two catches for 32 yards. On August 31, 2021, Moore was released by the Ravens.[8] He was subsequently signed to the practice squad a day later. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 10, 2022.[9] He was waived on August 23, 2022.[10]

New York Giants

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On August 24, 2022, Moore was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[11] He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[12] On September 1, 2022, the Giants waived Moore.

Jacksonville Jaguars

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On September 4, 2022, Moore was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2023.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on May 17, 2023.

Michigan Panthers

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On October 2, 2024, Moore signed with the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL).[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Jaylon Moore - Football". UTM Athletics.
  2. ^ "2020 Draft Scout Jaylon Moore, Tennessee-Martin NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Skyhawk wide receiver Jaylon Moore signs with Baltimore Ravens". thepacer. April 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Baltimore Ravens roster cut updates: Decisions begin to come down". Penn Live. September 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ravens Announce 16-Man Practice Squad". baltimoreravens.com.
  6. ^ "Ravens' Jaylon Moore: Signs future deal with Ravens". www.cbssports.com.
  7. ^ "Rashod Bateman Isn't Worried About His Role in Ravens' Offense". www.baltimoreravens.com.
  8. ^ @jeffzrebiec (August 31, 2021). "Ravens cuts: QB McSorley; RBs McCrary, Mason; WRs Moore, Victor; TEs Tomlinson and Poljan; OL Ealy, Sarell; OLB Smi…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Mink, Ryan (January 10, 2022). "Ravens Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Deals". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  10. ^ Brown, Clifton (August 23, 2022). "Ravens Trim Roster to 80 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  11. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 24, 2022). "Collin Johnson to IR with Achilles; Giants claim 3 off waivers". Giants.com.
  12. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2022). "Giants sign 15 players to practice squad; 1 spot remains". Giants.com.
  13. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars sign DL Adam Gotsis and two other players". Jaguars.com. September 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "Jaguars Sign 12 Players To Futures Contracts". NFL Trade Rumors. January 23, 2023.
  15. ^ @UFL_PR (October 2, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
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