D.J. Moore

#1 · WR · Maryland5′11″ · 215 lb · Philadelphia, PA · Imhotep Institute

D.J. Moore: WR · Maryland · #1.

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D.J. Moore

WR · Maryland · #1

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Maryland. First career honor, 2017: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 210 receiving yards and 12 receptions against Northwestern — Week 7, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Maryland in the news

Maryland fires coach Michael LocksleyOct 26
Maryland fires defensive coordinatorThe Washington Post Oct 19
Joyner receives probation before judgmentOct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Maryland	80	1,033	12.9	8	52
2016	Maryland	41	637	15.5	6	92
2015	Maryland	25	357	14.3	3	52
Career		146	2,027	13.9	17	92

Season	Team
2017	Maryland	5	61	--	153
2016	Maryland	11	55	334	--
2015	Maryland	1	9	--	--
Career		17	125	334	153

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 51-41@ No. 23 Texas	7	133	19.0	1	46	133-yard receiving day
Wk 2	W 63-17vs Towson	7	97	13.9	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 4	L 10-38vs UCF	8	83	10.4	1	20
Wk 5	W 31-24@ Minnesota	8	90	11.3	1	27
Wk 6	L 14-62@ No. 10 Ohio State	2	11	5.5	0	9
Wk 7	L 21-37vs Northwestern	12	210	17.5	2	52	Season-high 210 yds
Wk 8	L 13-38@ No. 5 Wisconsin	3	44	14.7	0	38
Wk 9	W 42-39vs Indiana	4	77	19.3	1	44
Wk 10	L 24-31@ Rutgers	8	75	9.4	0	15
Wk 11	L 10-35vs No. 21 Michigan	5	37	7.4	0	11
Wk 12	L 7-17@ No. 22 Michigan State	8	76	9.5	0	20
Wk 13	L 3-66vs No. 12 Penn State	8	100	12.5	0	32
Total		80	1033	12.9	8	52

Signature game

Week 7 · 2017

L 21-37

vs Northwestern

12 rec · 210 yds · 2 TD

With M. Bortenschlager — 255 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 38.9 · 34 rush yds (12 car) · W. Lees — 36.4 yards per punt · 7 punts · 48 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Northwestern · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +5.41Max Bortenschlager pass complete to D.J. Moore for 52 yds for a TD, (Henry Darmstadter KICK)
Week 1 · Texas · 3rd and 19 · Q4 · EPA +4.35Kasim Hill pass complete to D.J. Moore for 40 yds to the Texas 7 for a
Week 8 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +4.13Max Bortenschlager pass complete to D.J. Moore for 38 yds to the Wisc 38 for a
Week 1 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.33Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to D.J. Moore for 46 yds to the Texas 30 for a
Week 5 · Minnesota · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.12D.J. Moore run for 24 yds to the Minn 42 for a
Week 4 · UCF · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.11Max Bortenschlager pass complete to D.J. Moore for 20 yds for a TD, (Henry Darmstadter KICK)

4 more plays

Week 7 · Northwestern · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.01Max Bortenschlager pass complete to D.J. Moore for 46 yds to the Nwest 24 for a
Week 7 · Northwestern · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.99Max Bortenschlager pass complete to D.J. Moore for 12 yds for a TD, (Henry Darmstadter KICK)
Week 9 · Indiana · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.98Max Bortenschlager pass complete to D.J. Moore for 44 yds to the Ind 17 for a
Week 2 · Towson · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.94Kasim Hill pass complete to D.J. Moore for 34 yds for a TD, (Henry Darmstadter KICK)

Teams and coaches

2015Maryland3-9HC: Randy Edsall · Run-leaning

2016Maryland6-7HC: D.J. Durkin · Run-heavy

2017Maryland4-8HC: D.J. Durkin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (98th percentile). Strength: rec yards (95th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#233 / 709 · 67th pct

6.3%

Explosive rate#305 / 709 · 57th pct

12.7%

Yards / catch#321 / 709 · 55th pct

12.9

EPA / target#403 / 709 · 43rd pct

0.45

Catch rate#469 / 709 · 34th pct

63.5%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#13 / 539 · 98th pct

Rec yards#26 / 539 · 95th pct

1033

Rec TDs#36 / 539 · 92nd pct

Rush TDs#9 / 283 · 89th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 86th pct

Rush yards#49 / 283 · 83rd pct

Long catch#227 / 539 · 57th pct

Yards / catch#298 / 539 · 44th pct

12.9

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

16th → 43rd percentile

Explosive rate

44th → 57th percentile

Catch rate

13th → 34th percentile

TD rate

67th → 67th percentile

Yards / catch

63rd → 55th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	7.3	101	13.5	1.0
Road6g	6.0	71.5	11.6	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.3	104	12.9	1.2
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	68.2	12.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

D.J. Durkin

Pass share

42.7%

318 pass / 426 run

Plays / game

62.0

12 games

Team sack rate

9.0%

366 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

D.J. Moore

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Maryland in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Three seasons at Maryland, drafted

2015 11 games

2017 12 games

2018