Lake Korte-Moore

Lake Korte-Moore (born November 17, 1999) is a Canadian football defensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the UBC Thunderbirds and was selected in the first round of the 2023 CFL Draft by Saskatchewan.

Lake Korte-Moore
No. 49     Saskatchewan Roughriders
Born: (1999-11-17) November 17, 1999
Ottawa, Ontario
Career information
StatusActive
Position(s)Defensive lineman
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight262 lb (119 kg)
UniversityUBC (2018–2022)
High schoolImmaculata (ON)
CFL Draft2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Drafted bySaskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As player
2023–presentSaskatchewan Roughriders
Career stats

Early life

Korte-Moore was born on November 17, 1999, in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] His grandfather, George Moore, played several seasons for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[2] He grew up competing in skiing events, first trying the sport out at age two.[3] He was a member of Team Ontario and competed at several international events at a young age.[3] He also began playing football at age six, continuing in both sports throughout his time at Ottawa's Immaculata High School.[3] Korte-Moore was a member of the national football team and by Grade 12 began mainly focusing on football.[4]

University career

Korte-Moore entered the University of British Columbia in 2018 and began playing for their Thunderbirds football team.[2] He totaled 16 tackles and an interception while playing nine games in his first year.[5] In 2019, he appeared in eight games and posted 19 tackles, a sack and another interception before the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] Korte-Moore had 27 tackles, including five for-loss, as well as two sacks while playing seven games in 2021.[5] In his final year, 2022, he had career-highs with 48 tackles, 12.5 TFLs and six sacks, being named a Canada west all-star.[7][8] He finished his university career with 110 total tackles, 10 sacks and two interceptions in 34 games.[6]

Professional career

Ranked the top U Sports prospect for the 2023 CFL Draft, Korte-Moore was chosen third overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[9][10][11] He made the team's final roster.[12]

References
  1. "Lake Korte-Moore". Canadian Football League.
  2. Vanstone, Rob (May 8, 2023). "Football, family and full circle: Lake Korte-Moore's story". Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  3. Baines, Tim (March 25, 2023). "Swap From Skis To Sack Suits Korte-Moore". The Ottawa Citizen. p. B22 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Clausing, Shane (May 11, 2023). "Riders' Korte-Moore an accomplished two-sport athlete". CKOM.
  5. "Lake Korte-Moore". UBC Thunderbirds.
  6. O'Leary, Chris (April 22, 2023). "O'Leary: Lake Korte-Moore's unique path to the CFL Draft". Canadian Football League.
  7. "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign first-round CFL draft pick Lake Korte-Moore". 3DownNation.com. May 8, 2023.
  8. Gray, Britton (May 2, 2023). "Riders select UBC D-lineman Lake Korte-Moore third overall in CFL draft". CJME.
  9. "Korte-Moore not concerned with being top-ranked prospect at CFL combine". The Sports Network. The Canadian Press. March 23, 2023.
  10. "Saskatchewan Roughriders select DL Lake Korte-Moore third overall in 2023 CFL Draft". 3DownNation.com. May 2, 2023.
  11. Dort, Brit (July 20, 2023). "'Second home': Riders' Lake Korte-Moore excited for first CFL game in BC". CTV News.
  12. Shire, Taylor (June 4, 2023). "Roughriders announce final cuts with 54 players making active roster". The Leader-Post.
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