Derrick Moore, DE
School: Michigan | Conference: Big Ten
College Experience: Senior | Age: 23
Height \/ Weight: 6\u20193\u201d \/ 254 lbs
Projected Draft Status: 2nd-3rd Round
Player Comparison: Derick Hall<\/p>\n
Defense & Fumbles Table Tackles Def Interceptions Fumbles Season Team Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Comb TFL Sk Int Yds IntTD PD FR Yds FRTD FF Awards 2022<\/a>* Michigan<\/a> Big Ten<\/a> FR DE 14 7 1 8 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2023<\/a>* Michigan<\/a> Big Ten<\/a> SO DE 15 20 14 34 6.0 5.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2024<\/a>* Michigan<\/a> Big Ten<\/a> JR DE 12 16 7 23 6.0 4.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2025<\/a>* Michigan<\/a> Big Ten<\/a> SR DE 12 19 11 30 10.5 10.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 Career 53 62 33 95 24.5 21.0 0 0 0 8 3 0 1 3 <\/p>\n Derrick Moore looks to be the next Michigan edge defender to make it to the NFL following in the footsteps of Kwity Paye, Aidan Hutchinson, and Josaiah Stewart. Moore, a native of Baltimore, played at St. Frances Academy where he helped their football team to numerous winning seasons despite losing his junior year to the pandemic. After a senior season where Moore had 55 tackles, 24 for a loss, and 12 sacks, he was named Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year and MVP of the Under Armour All-American Bowl. The four-star prospect chose Michigan over the likes of Ohio State, Penn State, Notre Dame, Alabama, and Georgia.<\/p>\n Moore got on the field as a true freshman, seeing action in all 14 games and flashing starting ability. This earned him more playing time as a sophomore. On the way to the National Championship, Moore was named All-Big Ten honorable mention. He would earn that distinction again as a Junior. In his final year in Ann Arbor where he led the Wolverines in sacks and tackles for a loss, Moore was named first team All-Big Ten.<\/p>\n Solidly built prospect with 34\u201d armsExtremely quick off the snap with good straight-line speedEffective outside speed rush with inside countersCan convert speed to power from wide alignmentsHands are accurate and well-timed, flashing good swipes and rip movesHigh-level short-area quickness makes him dangerous running stuntsRarely misses a tackleCan struggle maintaining the point of attack in the run gameCan rely too much on speed rushes to the outside to beat tacklesNeeds to develop more moves and counters to win against NFL blockersNot many instances of him dropping into coverage<\/p>\n How He Fits on the Commanders<\/p>\n The hiring of Daronte Jones to be the Commanders\u2019 defensive coordinator hopefully means changes that lead to significant improvement. One change we might see is more 3-4 defensive alignments. Do the Commanders have the personnel for this scheme? Many of the Commanders\u2019 edge defenders are best suited for playing 4-3 defensive end. Players like Dorance Armstrong, Javontae Jean-Baptiste, and Jacob Martin – who is a free agent – may be able to play this role, but could struggle with some of the responsibilities of a 3-4 end like dropping into coverage or playing in space. If a 3-4 scheme will be a more prominent part of the defense, they will need to find an OLB.<\/p>\n Although Derrick Moore played 4-3 defensive end at Michigan, he has a lot of the qualities of a 3-4 OLB. His rushes from wide alignments where he can win with speed or by converting his speed are qualities you often see from 3-4 OLBs. With few plays where he drops into coverage, he\u2019ll have to show aptitude dropping into coverage and improve his strength in the run game. Even if he doesn\u2019t, Moore still has what teams are looking for at 4-3 defensive end. If the defense will be featuring many different looks, Moore could be a valuable player for the Commanders. With an impressive week at the Senior Bowl, the question is whether Moore will be available at the Commanders\u2019 pick in the third round. If he is, Washington should strongly consider adding him to the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Derrick Moore, DESchool: Michigan | Conference: Big TenCollege Experience: Senior | Age: 23Height \/ Weight: 6\u20193\u201d \/ 254…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":751554,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[107747,7107,7,49,48,15,107748],"class_list":{"0":"post-751553","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-2026-washington-commanders-draft-profiles","9":"tag-college-prospects","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-ncaa","12":"tag-ncaa-football","13":"tag-nfl-draft","14":"tag-washington-commanders-draft-profiles"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116068960506092868","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=751553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/751554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=751553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=751553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=751553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}