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Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is among the bluest of the blue chip prospects. NFL Draft Buzz and NFL Mock Draft Database rank him the #2 overall prospect, on their big boards, while Tankathon has him #4.
The Detroit native would have been selected very high this past April, had he decided to enter the draft. Therefore, his decision to stay in school for one more year surprised many, if not most, football observers.
Moore himself admitted that he did often look back at that big decision, at first, but says that it's all in the rearview now. He's focused on what's ahead; not what's behind.
"Yeah there was days where I for sure looked back, when I first made that decision," Moore said at Media Day. "Cuz I was kind of just thinking to myself, you know, is this the right way?
"But it's the past now. I'm making sure I'm bringing full pressure and applying pressure to this upcoming year.
"This offseason me and my teammates have made tremendous changes to our body, speed. Coach Wilson Love, our head strength coach, has done a great job just pushing me in the weight room, pushing the team, and I kind of feel like there's no looking back now."
Moore transferred to Oregon from UCLA, and he spent the 2024 season under the tutelage of Dillon Gabriel, who is now with the Cleveland Browns. Then in 2025, Moore broke out, developing into one of the nation's most efficient and prolific passers.
Gabriel put up Heisman level numbers with the Ducks in 2024, and Moore kept that momentum rolling.
In 2026, he'll serve as a mentor to Dylan Raiola, who transferred in from Nebraska. Raiola is kind of like Moore- a very highly rated recruit coming out of high school, who couldn't quite make it work at the first school he enrolled.
Raiola is following Moore's example of transferring to another school where he'll serve as the backup.
Moore, a lover of travel, golf and R&B music, will use this final year to work on furthering his development. The main thing he's working on is bulking up.
"I've been putting on some muscle mass," he said.
"After the Indiana game, I weighed 203, now I'm 220, so being able to put on some weight, I've gotten faster PRs (personal records) in (speed measurements) the summer.
"Coach Love has done a great job just pushing me. Our dietitian, Jessie Dark, she's done a great job just making sure that I'm staying hydrated, cuz when you put on so much weight, you got to change the way you hydrate, the way you put fuel into your body.
"So, it's been great. They've done a great job making sure I'm staying on top of it."
Moore was phenomenal last season, and now he's much bigger and even faster. That is a scary proposition for Oregon's opponents.
This article originally appeared on Draft Wire: Oregon star Dante Moore reflects on his 2026 NFL Draft decision
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The Detroit native would have been selected very high this past April, had he decided to enter the draft. Therefore, his decision to stay in school for one more year surprised many, if not most, football observers.
Moore himself admitted that he did often look back at that big decision, at first, but says that it's all in the rearview now. He's focused on what's ahead; not what's behind.
"Yeah there was days where I for sure looked back, when I first made that decision," Moore said at Media Day. "Cuz I was kind of just thinking to myself, you know, is this the right way?
"But it's the past now. I'm making sure I'm bringing full pressure and applying pressure to this upcoming year.
"This offseason me and my teammates have made tremendous changes to our body, speed. Coach Wilson Love, our head strength coach, has done a great job just pushing me in the weight room, pushing the team, and I kind of feel like there's no looking back now."
Moore transferred to Oregon from UCLA, and he spent the 2024 season under the tutelage of Dillon Gabriel, who is now with the Cleveland Browns. Then in 2025, Moore broke out, developing into one of the nation's most efficient and prolific passers.
Gabriel put up Heisman level numbers with the Ducks in 2024, and Moore kept that momentum rolling.
In 2026, he'll serve as a mentor to Dylan Raiola, who transferred in from Nebraska. Raiola is kind of like Moore- a very highly rated recruit coming out of high school, who couldn't quite make it work at the first school he enrolled.
Raiola is following Moore's example of transferring to another school where he'll serve as the backup.
Moore, a lover of travel, golf and R&B music, will use this final year to work on furthering his development. The main thing he's working on is bulking up.
"I've been putting on some muscle mass," he said.
"After the Indiana game, I weighed 203, now I'm 220, so being able to put on some weight, I've gotten faster PRs (personal records) in (speed measurements) the summer.
"Coach Love has done a great job just pushing me. Our dietitian, Jessie Dark, she's done a great job just making sure that I'm staying hydrated, cuz when you put on so much weight, you got to change the way you hydrate, the way you put fuel into your body.
"So, it's been great. They've done a great job making sure I'm staying on top of it."
Moore was phenomenal last season, and now he's much bigger and even faster. That is a scary proposition for Oregon's opponents.
This article originally appeared on Draft Wire: Oregon star Dante Moore reflects on his 2026 NFL Draft decision
Continue reading...
