Corey Moore (safety)

Corey Moore (born January 28, 1993) is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia.

Early years

Moore played high school football at Griffin High School in Griffin, Georgia, where he was a safety.^[1][2] He was named to the 2010 PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team. He was also named to the SuperPrep All-America team and the All-Dixie team.^[3] He was selected to play in the 2010 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) North-South All-Star Football Classic as part of the South Team,^[4][3][5] and the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl as part of the East Team.^[1][6][7][8]

He was also backup quarterback during his senior year. He lettered in basketball and track at Griffin High School as well.^[3] In March 2010, he was named the top defensive back at the Atlanta National Underclassmen Combine.^[9]

In the class of 2011, he was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com.^[3][10] He was also rated the No. 5 safety in the country by Rivals.com,^[11][3] the No. 6 safety in the country by Scout.com,^[12][13] the No. 15 safety in the country by ESPN.com,^[14][15] and the No. 4 safety in the country by 247Sports.com.^[16][10] He was also rated the No. 6 safety in the country on 247Sports.com's composite rating, which takes into account the ratings of all the other major recruiting services in the country.^[17][10][18]

Georgia was the first school to offer Moore and he committed to them on January 30, 2010.^{[19][7][2][20]} He later received offers from other schools, some of which included Auburn, Clemson, Memphis, North Carolina, Miami and Tennessee.^[2][20]

College career

Moore played safety and was a four-year letterman for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 2011 to 2014.^[21][3] He received the Erskine "Erk" Russell Football Scholarship each year from 2011 to 2013.^[3]

He played in 12 games his freshman year in 2011, recording one tackle.^[3] He also blocked a punt against Coastal Carolina on September 17, 2011.^[21]

He appeared in 14 games, starting one, his sophomore season in 2012 and totaled 14 tackles, one of which was a tackle for loss. His one start was on offense against Ole Miss. He was named a team captain for the Vanderbilt game.^[3] He also won one of the team's Most Improved Player Awards.^[3][22]

Moore played in 12 games, starting seven, in 2013 and accumulated one sack, one interception, one pass breakup and 35 tackles, three of which were tackles for loss.^[3] He appeared in 12 games, with six starts, his senior year in 2014 and recorded one interception, two pass breakups and 26 tackles, two of which were tackles for loss.^[23][24][25]

He appeared in 50 games during his college career and finished with totals of two interceptions, three pass breakups, one sack and 76 tackles, six of which were tackles for loss.^[24][26] He majored in communication studies at Georgia.^[3]

Professional career

Moore signed with the Houston Texans on May 11, 2015 after going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft. He was released by the team on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 8, 2015.^[28][25] He was promoted to the active roster on December 29, 2015.^[29][25] He made his NFL debut and only appearance of the regular season on January 3, 2016 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, recording one special teams tackle.^[25][30] He also played in the team's AFC Wildcard game against the Kansas City Chiefs on January 9.^[30][31]

References

External links

• College stats