Tarvarius Moore
Tarvarius Brennan Moore (born August 16, 1996) is an American football free safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Southern Miss, and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
 Moore with the 49ers in 2018 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born: | August 16, 1996 Shubuta, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Quitman (Quitman, Mississippi) | ||||||||
| College: | Southern Miss (2016–2017) | ||||||||
| Position: | Free safety | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 95 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
College career
Moore played two years at Pearl River Community College before transferring to the University of Southern Mississippi. Moore signed with Southern Miss over other schools including Arkansas State, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Minnesota and Nebraska.[1] Moore did not make any starts during his first year at Southern Miss, being fourth on the depth chart behind three seniors.[2] Despite this, he played all 13 games and tied the team lead for interceptions with two.[3] During his senior season, Moore became a starter and led the team in tackles and interceptions.[4]
Professional career
Moore did not receive an invitation to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. On March 29, 2018, he attended Southern Mississippi's pro day and performed all of the combine and positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Moore was projected to be a third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the fourth best free safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the tenth best cornerback in the draft by Scouts Inc.[5][6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | 4.32 s | 1.51 s | 2.50 s | 4.20 s | 6.95 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) | 11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) | 7 reps | |
| All values from Southern Miss' Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers drafted Moore in the third round (95th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Moore was the tenth cornerback drafted in 2018.[9] The pick used to draft Moore was traded from the New England Patriots in exchange for Trent Brown.[10]
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 49ers draft Tarvarius Moore 95th overall |
On May 5, 2018, the San Francisco 49ers signed Moore to a four-year, $3.35 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $784,371.[11]
In Super Bowl LIV against the Kansas City Chiefs, Moore recorded an interception off a pass thrown by Patrick Mahomes which was deflected off the arm of wide receiver Tyreek Hill during the 31–20 loss.[12] In 2020, Moore played in all 16 games, and started 8.
In June 2021, Moore suffered a ruptured Achilles' tendon during practice.[13] He was placed on the reserve/PUP list on August 31, 2021.[14]
Green Bay Packers
On March 17, 2023, Moore signed with the Green Bay Packers.[15] He was placed on injured reserve on August 29, 2023, then released on September 6.[16]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2018 | SF | 16 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | SF | 16 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | SF | 16 | 8 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | SF | 13 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career | 61 | 13 | 108 | 80 | 28 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2019 | SF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | SF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||
References
- DeSalvo, Reed (December 17, 2015). "Former Quitman standout signs with USM". The Meridian Star. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- Munz, Jason (July 13, 2017). "10 most important Golden Eagles: No. 5 Tarvarius Moore". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- Magee, Patrick (August 5, 2017). "Tarvarius Moore is set for breakout season in Southern Miss secondary". The Sun Herald. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- Watson, Jimmy (December 25, 2017). "Southern Miss offers C-USA's second best defense". Shreveport Times. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- "Tarvarius Moore, DS #4 FS, Southern Miss". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- "NFL Tarvarius Moore -ESPN". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- "The 49ers select Tarvarius Moore No. 95 in 2018 NFL Draft". 49ers.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- "2018 Draft Scout Tarvarius Moore, Southern Miss NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- Fann, Joe (April 28, 2018). "San Francisco 49ers Draft Southern Miss S Tarvarius Moore". 49ers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- "Spotrac.com: Tarvarius Moore contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- "Mahomes leads Chiefs' rally past 49ers in Super Bowl, 31–20". ESPN. Associated Press. February 2, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- Walker, Patrick (June 9, 2021). "49ers lose two players for 2021 season: Tarvarius Moore to torn Achilles, Justin Skule to torn ACL". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- "49ers Announce Initial 53-Man Roster Ahead of NFL Deadline". 49ers.com. August 31, 2021.
- "Packers sign S Tarvarius Moore, LS Matt Orzech". packers.com. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.