Dre Moore
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[edit] Biography
A stopper along the interior of the defensive line ... has appeared in 31 career games, starting 13 of the last 16 games ... a candidate for All-ACC honors this fall ... equally adept at stopping the run or rushing the passer ... has a good combination of size, speed and agility ... at nearly 300 pounds, posted the third-highest strength index (a measure of pound-for-pound strength) on the team last season ... an Iron Terp ... 365-pound clean in 2005 is a school record for defensive linemen.
As a Junior (2006): Played in all 13 games at defensive tackle, starting 10 ... his 7.5 tackles for loss ranked third on the team ...tied for team-high honors 3.5 sacks ... ranked tied for eighth on the team in tackles with 47 ... (vs. Purdue in the Champs Sports Bowl) ... had a pair of tackles ... (vs. Wake Forest) ... notched six tackles (two solo) ... (vs. Boston College) ... recorded one tackle ... (vs. Miami) ... set a new career mark with eight tackles (three solo), including 2.0 TFL ... (vs. Clemson) ... recorded three tackles (two solo) and a TFL ... (vs. Florida State) ... posted three solo tackles, including one sack ... (vs. North Carolina State) ... posted four tackles (one solo) ... (vs. Virginia) ... notched four tackles (three solo, including one for a loss) ... (vs. Florida International) ... notched one tackle ... (vs. Georgia Tech) ... posted one solo tackle ... (vs. West Virginia) ... posted four tackles, one solo ... had half a sack for a 1-yard loss ... (vs. Middle Tennessee) ... notched six tackles, three unassisted ... two of those came on his first and second sacks of the season ... (vs. William & Mary) ... recorded four tackles ... brought down a Tribe ball carrier for a 3-yard loss, forcing a fourth down.
As a Sophomore (2005): Played in 10 games along the defensive line, starting the last three ... finished the season with 18 tackles (eight solo) and one tackle for loss ... (at North Carolina) ... first career start ... finished the day with a pair of tackles ... took down TB Ronnie McGill for a loss of five yards, his lone TFL of the season ... (vs. Virginia Tech) ... recorded a season-high six tackles (two solo) ... (vs. Temple) ... did not play due to injury ... (vs. Navy) ... finished with three tackles, including two solos ... stopped RB Matt Hall for no gain to set up fourth down near the end of the third quarter.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2004): Played in each of the final eight games on the defensive line ... registered 12 tackles (six unassisted), 1.5 TFLs, one sack and three quarterback hurries ... (vs. Wake Forest) ... tied a season high with four tackles, including one-half TFL, and a QB hurry ... combined with D'Qwell Jackson to collapse the line and stop TB Chris Barclay for a 4-yard loss in the second quarter ... hurried a Cory Randolph throw in the fourth quarter, forcing an incompletion and a third-and-long ... (at Virginia Tech) ... finished with a season-high four tackles (one solo) ... recorded a QB hurry as he put pressure on Bryan Randall from the right side and leveled him as he released the ball in the first quarter ... (at Clemson) ... notched his first career sack, taking down Charlie Whitehurst for a loss of two yards ... (vs. Georgia Tech) ... made his first career tackles, collecting three (two solo) ... (at Duke) ... made his collegiate debut.
As a Freshman (2003): Redshirt season ... one of the standout performers for the scout team ... named scout team Player of the Week three times ... earned the recognition the weeks of games against The Citadel, Clemson and North Carolina State ... originally signed as a grayshirt.
At Independence High School: Played just one year with the varsity ... had never played football but was asked to join the junior varsity team in his junior season due to his size ... made varsity as a senior and was one of four all-state performers on his team ... posted 107 tackles (69 unassisted), 12 tackles for loss and three sacks in his lone season with the varsity ... a first team all-state selection by the Associated Press ... led all defensive linemen in voting for all-state ... was also all-conference, all-county and all-district for the Patriots ... invited to play in the Shrine Bowl (North Carolina all-stars vs. South Carolina all-stars) ... team went 13-0 and beat its opponents by an average of 51-8 en route to the state championship ... teammate was consensus national player of the year and former Florida QB Chris Leak ... also recruited by North Carolina, East Carolina, Wake Forest and Duke ... coached by Tommy Knotts.
Personal: Born June 9, 1985 ... full name is Marchondray Moore ... parents are Melvin and Lois Moore ... majoring in family studies .... first name is pronounced "dray."
Moore's Career Statistics
G-GS UT AT TTFL Sacks FC FR PBU Int.
2004 8-0 6 6 12 1.5-4 1.0-2 0 0 0 0-0 2005 10-3 7 11 18 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2006 13-10 23 24 47 7.5-15 3.5-6 1 0 1 0-0
31-13 36 41 77 9.0-19 4.5-8 1 0 1 0-0


