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Dereck Moore

Position

S

Height

6-3

Weight

201 lbs.

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Irvine, Calif.

Previous School

Woodbridge HS

EXP

#2VL

Pronunciation:  DEHR ick MORE

Academics: Named Mountain West All-Academic in 2023 and 2024 and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete in 2023-24.

2024 (Sophomore Season): Moore played in eight games, starting against Utah State and San Diego State … recorded 21 tackles and a half-tackle for loss as well … had a season-high seven tackles in his final game, at San Diego State, before suffering an injury that ended his season … had a five-tackle outing at Utah State, but got injured that game which forced him to miss the next game … was playing in a limited role over the first six games, and recorded nine tackles in that time … best game was a four-tackle effort at Auburn.

2023 (Freshman Season): Moore played in nine games and started the final six … finished the season with 49 tackles, good for third on the team despite only seeing significant time at defense over the last six games … after missing the first three games, played mostly special teams, recording a tackle against UMass … made his first start of the season against Hawai’i and recorded seven tackles … had his first double-digit tackle game against Nevada with 10, including eight solos … had back-to-back eight-tackle games against both UNLV and at Boise State … after a three-tackle game against Fresno State, finished the season with a career-high 12 tackles including six solos, against Utah State.

High School: Lettered in football at Woodbridge High School for coach Aron Craver … earned First Team All-League and First Team All-CIF honors … recorded 116 tackles over his last two years with an interception … also added three PBUs, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.

Personal: Birthday is August 7, 2005 … majoring in business administration.