Leonard Moore

#15 · CB · Jr. · Notre Dame6′2″ · 197 lb · Round Rock, TX

Last gameW 35–13at Navy · Oct 31
Nextvs MiamiSat Nov 7 · 7:30 pm ET
13 tackles in 5 games; their best was 5 against Wisconsin.
Game 1: against Wisconsin, win 41-13, 5 tackles5WWISGame 2: against Rice, win 52-0, no tackles in this gameWRICEGame 3: against Michigan State, win 27-10, 0 tackles0WMSUGame 4: at Purdue, win 49-10, 2 tackles2WPUR@Game 5: at North Carolina, win 37-26, 1 tackle1WUNC@Game 6: against Stanford, win 58-7, no tackles in this gameWSTANGame 7: at BYU, loss 24-28, 5 tackles5LBYU@Game 8: against Navy, win 35-13, no tackles in this gameWNAVY
Game 1: against Wisconsin, win 41-13, 5 tackles5WWISGame 2: against Rice, win 52-0, no tackles in this gameWRICEGame 3: against Michigan State, win 27-10, 0 tacklesWMSUGame 4: at Purdue, win 49-10, 2 tacklesWPUR@Game 5: at North Carolina, win 37-26, 1 tackleWUNC@Game 6: against Stanford, win 58-7, no tackles in this gameWSTANGame 7: at BYU, loss 24-28, 5 tacklesLBYU@Game 8: against Navy, win 35-13, no tackles in this gameWNAVY

Navy · W 35-13

No tackles.

Moore has tackles in 5 of Notre Dame’s 8 games: none against Rice, Stanford and Navy.

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First-team by all five selectors after five interceptions (including a pick-six) and twelve pass breakups in just ten games — second in the country in picks per game. PFF graded him the No. 1 Power-Four corner in coverage (92.6) and the No. 1 defensive back overall (92.0). He's the rare prospect with elite man-AND-zone technique plus the ball production that usually belongs to only one or the other — the anchor of a secondary that ranked fourth nationally with 21 interceptions. He could have been a high pick; instead it's only his junior year. The forward stakes are a title: Notre Dame's offense has Carr, and its defense has the best cover corner in the country to roll everything else around. The only thing capping his numbers is that quarterbacks have started looking the other way — and the 2026 question is whether the lockdown corner becomes the one who closes a championship.

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Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Notre Dame lost 28-24 at BYU on Oct. 17 as a 10.5-point favorite and is 6-1. Moore had five tackles and a pass breakup in the game and has 13 tackles this season.

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Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Moore is the rarest thing at the position: a corner who erases in man, robs in zone, and produces the ball — usually you get one. PFF graded him the No. 1 Power-Four corner in coverage; he backed it with five interceptions and a dozen breakups in ten games, the production of a gambler paired with technique that never gambles. Watch the mirror: he rides a receiver's hip through the break, then locates the ball like a receiver himself. He's a true island corner — the kind that lets a defense leave him alone and send its help everywhere else. There's no obvious hole to attack, which is the point: the only thing limiting his stat line is that quarterbacks have started avoiding his side entirely.

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