Derrick Moore: EDGE · Michigan · #8.
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Derrick Moore
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Michigan. The first one came in 2025: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-24@ No. 18 Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-3vs Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27@ Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-10vs Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-31@ USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-7vs Washington | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 31-20@ Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 21-16vs Purdue | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 24-22vs Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-20@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 9-27vs No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 19 | 10.0 | 9.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
33%10 sacksTFL rate
34%10 TFLHurry rate
10%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
76%10 of 12 pressures29 tackles · 10 for loss · 9.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Biff Poggi
Pass share
40.9%
340 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
64.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #23 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan, 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #44 overall by the Detroit Lions.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit Lions2026 NFL rookie season
Detroit Lions2026 NFL rookie season
