Elijah Moore

Elijah Danilo Moore (born March 27, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ole Miss and was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Elijah Moore
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Moore with the Cleveland Browns in 2023
No. 8 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-27) March 27, 2000
Sunrise, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College:Ole Miss (2018–2020)
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2023
Receptions:105
Receiving yards:1,210
Receiving touchdowns:6
Rushing yards:70
Rushing touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school career

Moore grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. As a senior, Moore caught 28 passes for 407 yards and five touchdowns and was named an Under Armour All-American.[1] He was rated a four-star recruit and originally committed to play college football at Georgia over 33 other scholarship offers.[2] Moore changed his commitment to Ole Miss in December of his senior year.[3]

College career

As a true freshman, Moore caught 36 passes for 398 yards and two touchdowns.[4][5] As a sophomore, he led the Rebels with 67 receptions, 850 receiving yards and six touchdown catches.[6] In the 2019 Egg Bowl against Mississippi State, Moore drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for pretending to be a dog urinating in the end zone following the touchdown. As a result, the extra point attempt went from being a 20-yard attempt to a 35-yard attempt, which was missed as Ole Miss lost 21–20.[7][8] The loss led Ole Miss to fire head coach Matt Luke.[9]

Moore entered his junior season on the watchlist for the Biletnikoff Award.[10][11] In the season opener against Florida, Moore caught ten passes for 227 yards, the second most in a game in school history.[12] He set a new school record for receiving yards in a game with 238 while also tying the Ole Miss game records for receptions with 14 and touchdown catches with three on October 31, 2020, in a 54–21 win over Vanderbilt.[13] Moore finished the season with a school-record 86 receptions for 1,193 yards and eight touchdowns in eight games played before opting out before the Rebels' final regular season game in order to begin preparing for the 2021 NFL Draft.[14] Moore was named first-team All-SEC and was a consensus first-team All-America selection as well a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award.[15]

Collegiate statistics
Season GP Receiving
RecYdsAvgTD
2018 113639811.12
2019 126785012.76
2020 8861,19313.98
Career311892,44112.916

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
(1.77 m)		 178 lb
(81 kg)		 30+1⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		 9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.35 s1.57 s2.57 s4.00 s6.67 s36.0 in
(0.91 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		17 reps
All values from Pro Day[16]

New York Jets

Moore was selected by the New York Jets in the second round (34th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[17] On July 21, 2021, Moore signed his four-year rookie contract with the Jets, worth $8.94 million.[18]

Moore entered his rookie season as a starting wide receiver. He scored his first career touchdown in a breakout game in Week 9 against the Indianapolis Colts, recording seven catches for 84 yards and two touchdowns.[19] In Week 11, he had eight catches for 141 yards and a touchdown.[20] He suffered a quad injury in Week 13 and was placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2021.[21] He finished his rookie season with 43 receptions for 538 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns and one rushing touchdown.[22]

On October 20, 2022, Moore requested a trade from the Jets, citing frustration with his lack of involvement in the offense.[23] In the 2022 season, Moore finished with 37 receptions for 446 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in 16 games.[24]

Cleveland Browns

On March 22, 2023, Moore and a third round pick were traded to the Cleveland Browns for a second-round pick.[25]

NFL career statistics

Regular season
Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2021NYJ 1164353812.562555410.819100
2022NYJ 1693744612.1421551.010000
Career27158098412.362610595.919100

References
  1. Johnson, David (December 20, 2017). "4-Star Moore Flips To Rebels From Georgia". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. "Speedy Florida WR Elijah Moore commits to Georgia". USA Today. August 15, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. Furones, David (December 20, 2017). "Elijah Moore provides Early Signing Period flip at St. Thomas Aquinas". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. Ripee, Brian (September 10, 2019). "Moore making sure Ole Miss passing game continues to thrive". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. Spencer, Adam (August 14, 2019). "Ole Miss WR Elijah Moore ready to step up after Rebels lost A.J. Brown, D.K. Metcalf and DaMarkus Lodge to NFL". SaturdaysDownSouth.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. Buckley, Clint (June 8, 2020). "Ole Miss' Elijah Moore among top returning slot WR's". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  7. Thamel, Pete (November 29, 2019). "All jokes aside, Elijah Moore's 'pee' celebration was an all-time sports blunder". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. VanHaaren, Tom (November 29, 2019). "Ole Miss, WR Elijah Moore apologize for urinating dog celebration". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  9. Russo, Ralph (December 1, 2019). "Ole Miss fires coach Matt Luke after 3 seasons, 15-21 record". ABCNews.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  10. Gabler, Nate (July 16, 2020). "Ole Miss' Elijah Moore Lands on Biletnikoff Award Watch List". SI.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  11. Suss, Nick (September 26, 2020). "Elijah Moore: 5 things to know about Ole Miss Rebels wide receiver". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  12. Alford, Parrish (September 26, 2020). "Career day for WR Moore". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  13. Suss, Nick (November 1, 2020). "'Smooth just like butter': Ole Miss WR Elijah Moore sets records against Vanderbilt". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  14. Cobb, David (December 17, 2020). "Ole Miss star receiver Elijah Moore to forgo senior season after breakout year for the Rebels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  15. Johnson, David (December 31, 2020). "More All-America honors for Elijah Moore". 247Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  16. "Elijah Moore, Mississippi, WR, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  17. Lange, Randy (April 30, 2021). "Jets, at Top of Round 2, Take 'Dynamic' Ole Miss WR Elijah Moore". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  18. Levine, Ben (July 21, 2021). "Jets Sign Second-Round WR Elijah Moore". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  19. "New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts - November 4th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  20. "Miami Dolphins at New York Jets - November 21st, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  21. Greenberg, Ethan (December 11, 2021). "Jets Place WR Elijah Moore on IR, Activate CB Brandin Echols Off IR". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  22. "Elijah Moore 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  23. "Source: Frustrated Jets WR Elijah Moore requests trade". espn.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  24. "Elijah Moore 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  25. Edholm, Eric (March 22, 2023). "Jets trading WR Elijah Moore, third-round pick to Browns for second-round pick". NFL.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
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