Rahim Moore
.JPG) Moore in the 2011 NFL season. | |||||||||||
No. 26 Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: February 11, 1990 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth: Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: Los Angeles (CA) Dorsey | |||||||||||
| College: UCLA | |||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45 | |||||||||||
| Debuted in 2011 for the Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Injured Reserve | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 2013 | |||||||||||
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Rahim Shaheed Moore (born February 11, 1990) is an American football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played collegiate football at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The Broncos selected him in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Early years
Moore attended Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, California, where he was teammates with Johnathan Franklin. As a senior he recorded 112 tackles, eight interceptions, and three fumble recoveries on defense. He also had 15 receptions for 339 yards and six touchdowns on offense.
College career
2008
As a freshman in 2008, Moore started all 12 games for the Bruins at free safety. He finished the season with 60 tackles and three interceptions and was on Rivals.com All-Pac-10 Freshman team.
2009
As a sophomore in 2009, Moore led the nation in interceptions with 10, with the last one at the EagleBank Bowl game.[1] His interception helped the Bruins to a 30–21 victory over the Temple Owls on December 29, 2009.
Moore was named to the 2009 All Pac-10 first team along with four other UCLA teammates on December 7. Moore was also named to several All-American teams following the 2009 season.[2]
2010
As a junior, Moore recorded his first interception of the 2010 season against then-No. 23 Houston and helped his team to a 31–13 victory. A week later, Moore's 8 tackles (7 solos) contributed to UCLA's upset of then-No. 7 Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas in front of a stadium-record crowd.
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6' ft 0 in | 200 lb | 30 1/4 in | 9 5/8 in | 4.62 s | 1.56 s | 2.6 s | 3.96 s | 6.98 s | 35 in | 9 ft 7 in | 11 reps | ||||||||
| All values from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.[3][3][4] | |||||||||||||||||||
Denver Broncos
Moore was taken 13th in the 2nd round, 45th overall, by the Denver Broncos in the 2011 NFL Draft. Moore made his regular season debut on September 12, 2011 and recorded four solo tackles in the Broncos season-opening 23-20 loss to the Oakland Raiders. Moore recorded his 1st career interception in Denver's week 4 49-23 loss to the Green Bay Packers as he picked off a deflected pass from Matt Flynn. Following the fifth game of the season Moore lost his starting position to fellow rookie Quinton Carter.
Moore allowed a 70-yard touchdown catch by Jacoby Jones in the final minute of regulation in the Broncos’ playoff game loss to the Baltimore Ravens.[5] The play was known as the Mile High Miracle.
References
- ↑ FBS (Division I-A) Statistics – 2009
- ↑ http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/moore_rahim00.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rahim Moore, DS #1 FS, UCLA". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Rahim Moore". nfl.com. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ↑ http://www.coloradoan.com/viewart/20130228/SPORTS/302280055/Broncos-sticking-by-young-safety-Rahim-Moore
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