Derrick Moore

Former edge rusher at Michigan. 2025: 9.5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

EDGE · Michigan · Sr. · #8

6′3″ · 260 lb · Baltimore, MD

CFB Index 87 · #23 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamDrafted by Detroit — Rd 2, Pick 12, #44 overall

How he plays

Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.

Sacks: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

9.5

sacks · 2025

10 TFL · 29 tackles · 3 hurries

Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Washington

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former edge rusher at Michigan. 2025: 9.5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2022.
Drafted round 2 by the Detroit in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at Michigan, 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #44 overall by Detroit.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20226 games

Signed with Michigan4-star out of St. Frances Academy

202512 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tenfirst

2026

Drafted by Detroitround 2, pick 44

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#49 national

CFB

College

Michigan

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #44

Detroit · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🥈

ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

3 coaches

2022–2023

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

2024

Sherrone Moore

Michigan

era →

2025

Biff Poggi

Michigan

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore, and Biff Poggi. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Detroit2026 NFL rookie season

#44Rd 2 · Pick 12

Detroit2026 NFL rookie season

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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

87All-Conference level #23 of 420?

Medium confidenceBounce-Back7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#15 / 2975 · 99th pct

9.5

Tackles for loss#103 / 2975 · 96th pct

10.0

QB hurries#457 / 2975 · 82nd pct

Passes defended#517 / 2975 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#1095 / 2975 · 62nd pct

Tackles#1415 / 2975 · 52nd pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.2	0.9	0.8	0.0
Road6g	2.7	0.8	0.8	0.5

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

87 · #23 of 420 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #23 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Michigan	29	19	10.0	9.5	3	--	--
2024	Michigan	23	16	6.0	4.0	2	--	--
2023	Michigan	34	20	6.0	5.0	2	--	--
2022	Michigan	7	6	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		93	61	24.0	20.5	7	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 24–7

vs Washington

3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 SACKS

With B. Underwood — 230 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 63.7 · 25 rush yds (7 car) · J. Marshall — 133 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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 24-22@ 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 Ohio State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		29	19	10.0	9.5	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Derrick Moore

Country hotter than the fans

20226 games

202512 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Finisher

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