#15

Michael Moore

Former linebacker at UAB. 2024: 92 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.

LB · UAB · Sr. · #15

6′5″ · 245 lb · Houston, TX

CFB Index 68 · #139 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceUAB 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 914 nationally · Signed with Kansas State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at UAB. 2024: 92 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2011.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at UAB, 156 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2011

Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Skyline

2017

Signed with UTSA2-star out of Palomar College

2022

Signed with UABout of Ellsworth C.C.

202412 games

The role got bigger.

All-AACthird

2025

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#914 national

CFB

College

UAB

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-AAC

All-AAC mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

2 coaches

2022

Bryant Vincent

UAB

2023–2024

Trent Dilfer

UAB

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bryant Vincent → Trent Dilfer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy

2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

68Quality starter #139 of 571?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (90th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#80 / 2892 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#267 / 2892 · 90th pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Passes defended#755 / 2892 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1063 / 2892 · 61st pct

3.0

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	7.3	0.5	0.0	0.2
Road6g	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	8.3	0.4	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Mortensen

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #139 of 571 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #139 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	UAB	92	38	3.0	0.0	2	2	--
2023	UAB	62	32	5.5	1.0	1	--	--
2022	UAB	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		156	70	8.5	1.0	3	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 41–3

vs Alcorn State

2 SOLO · 3 TOT

Dominant 38-point win at home against Alcorn State.

With J. Zeno — 215 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 57.4 · 37 rush yds (5 car) · K. Shanks — 6 rec · 73 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 41-3vs Alcorn State	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 6-32@ UL Monroe	8	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 27-37@ Arkansas	4	3	0.0	1	0
Wk 5	L 18-41vs Navy	7	1	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	L 20-71vs Tulane	9	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 10-44@ Army	11	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 25-35@ South Florida	11	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 59-21vs Tulsa	8	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 23-31vs UConn	8	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 18-53@ Memphis	13	7	0.0	—	0	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 13	W 40-14vs Rice	9	5	1.5	1	1
Wk 14	L 27-29@ Charlotte	1	0	0.0	—	0
Total		92	38	3.0	2	2

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

Michael Moore

2011

2017

2022

202412 games

2025

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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