Dante Moore

Dante Moore (born May 24, 2005) is an American college football player who is a quarterback for the UCLA Bruins.

Dante Moore
UCLA Bruins – No. 3
PositionQuarterback
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Born: (2005-05-24) May 24, 2005[1]
East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.[2]
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
  • UCLA (2023–present)
High schoolMartin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Moore was born in East Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in nearby Elyria. He later moved to Detroit, Michigan and attended Martin Luther King High School (MLK).[3] He weighed 155 pounds (70 kg) as a freshman and gained 50 pounds over the next two seasons.[4] Moore passed for 3,044 yards with 40 touchdowns against three interceptions during his junior season while MLK won the Division III state championship.[5] Moore led MLK to a second straight state title as a senior while passing for 2,392 yards and 32 touchdowns with three interceptions.[6][7] He was selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl.[8] Moore finished his high school career with 9,880 passing yards and 135 touchdown passes.[9]

Moore was rated the best recruit in his class by Sports Illustrated.[10] He initially committed to play college football at Oregon entering his senior year.[11] Moore had the option to meet with Oregon's Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) collectives during his official visit, but opted against doing so.[12] Moore flipped his commitment to UCLA.[13] He is the highest-rated quarterback to ever commit to play for the Bruins.[14] Moore signed his National Letter of Intent to UCLA on December 21, 2022.[15]

College career

Moore joined the UCLA Bruins as an early enrollee in January 2023.[16]

College statistics

Statistics current as of October 9, 2023.

Season Games Passing Rushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
UCLA Bruins
2023 543−16913053.11,1398.894143.423-78-3.40
Career[17]543−16913053.11,1398.894143.423-78-3.40

References
  1. Moore, Dante [@dantemoore05] (May 24, 2022). "Blessed to see another year! #17" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. "DottingTheEyes - Ohio State remains in the race for 2023 five-star QB Dante Moore". 9 April 2022.
  3. Wasserman, Ari (June 29, 2022). "Inside Dante Moore's head and why he doesn't want you to assume anything". The Athletic. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  4. "Detroit News top player: King QB Dante Moore poised to cap 'great ride' with another title". Detroit News. August 25, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  5. "Detroit King using culture, Dante Moore for deep run". Detroit Free Press. August 9, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  6. Purcell, Jared (November 27, 2022). "Dante Moore ends high school career in glorious fashion as Detroit King football wins D3 state title again". MLive.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  7. "Detroit King QB Moore named top player in Division 3-4". The Macomb Daily. Associated Press. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  8. Trieu, Allen (October 19, 2022). "Five-star QB Dante Moore receives All-American Bowl jersey". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  9. Sallee, Barrett (December 19, 2022). "UCLA football recruiting: Five-star QB Dante Moore flips from Oregon days before early signing period". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  10. Garcia Jr., John (August 8, 2022). "QB Dante Moore Named No. 1 College Football Recruit by SI All-American". SI.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  11. VanHaaren, Tom (July 8, 2022). "Oregon Ducks get commitment from QB Dante Moore, No. 8 college football recruit for 2023". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  12. Purcell, Jared (July 8, 2022). "New Oregon QB commit Dante Moore declined NIL meetings, focused on other things in recruitment". OregonLive.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  13. Thamel, Pete (December 19, 2022). "Touted QB prospect Dante Moore flips from Oregon to UCLA". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  14. Bolch, Ben (December 19, 2022). "Dante Moore: UCLA lands commitment from its highest-rated QB ever". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  15. UCLA Football [@UCLAFootball] (December 21, 2022). "B1G ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Signing! Welcome Home @dantemoore05! #GoBruins | #NSD23 t.co/KSJJ5etq8A" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. Pierson, Tracy (January 11, 2023). "UCLA Welcomes Transfers and Early Entrants". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  17. "Dante Moore College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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