Rondale Moore

NoteCARDS:

• Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (49th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Purdue, becoming the first Purdue player drafted by the Cardinals since 1973.
• In his 2021 rookie campaign, posted 54 receptions for 435 yards and a TD while adding 76 yards on 18 rushing attempts, 171 yards on 21 punt returns and 291 yards on 13 kickoff returns. Ranked sixth among all NFL rookies in all-purpose yards (973) and seventh among rookies in receiving yards (435).
• In just his second NFL game, hauled in seven receptions for 114 yards against the Minnesota Vikings (Week 2), including a 77-yard TD reception in the second quarter. The TD grab was the Cardinals longest offensive play of the season.
• In Week 11 at Seattle last season, established a franchise single-game rookie record with 11 receptions against the Seahawks.
• As a true freshman at Purdue in 2018, totaled 114 receptions for 1,258 yards and 12 TDs while adding 213 yards and two TDs on 21 rushing attempts. He also returned 13 kickoffs for 662 yards and 12 punts for 82 yards. The Paul Hornung Award winner as the nation's most versatile player, he also became the first true freshman in Big Ten history to earn consensus All-American honors.
• Despite playing football and navigating the COVID pandemic, Moore earned a degree in Business from Purdue in 2 1/2 years. He took 12 hours in summer school when he first arrived at Purdue as a 17-year old and went on to average 21 hours a semester while majoring in Selling and Sales Management. In order to reach his goal of graduating in that time, he took 27 hours (nine classes) during the 2020 fall semester and went on to graduate with a 3.5 GPA.

NoteCARDS:

• Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (49th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Purdue, becoming the first Purdue player drafted by the Cardinals since 1973.
• In his 2021 rookie campaign, posted 54 receptions for 435 yards and a TD while adding 76 yards on 18 rushing attempts, 171 yards on 21 punt returns and 291 yards on 13 kickoff returns. Ranked sixth among all NFL rookies in all-purpose yards (973) and seventh among rookies in receiving yards (435).
• In just his second NFL game, hauled in seven receptions for 114 yards against the Minnesota Vikings (Week 2), including a 77-yard TD reception in the second quarter. The TD grab was the Cardinals longest offensive play of the season.
• In Week 11 at Seattle last season, established a franchise single-game rookie record with 11 receptions against the Seahawks.
• As a true freshman at Purdue in 2018, totaled 114 receptions for 1,258 yards and 12 TDs while adding 213 yards and two TDs on 21 rushing attempts. He also returned 13 kickoffs for 662 yards and 12 punts for 82 yards. The Paul Hornung Award winner as the nation's most versatile player, he also became the first true freshman in Big Ten history to earn consensus All-American honors.
• Despite playing football and navigating the COVID pandemic, Moore earned a degree in Business from Purdue in 2 1/2 years. He took 12 hours in summer school when he first arrived at Purdue as a 17-year old and went on to average 21 hours a semester while majoring in Selling and Sales Management. In order to reach his goal of graduating in that time, he took 27 hours (nine classes) during the 2020 fall semester and went on to graduate with a 3.5 GPA.

PRO CAREER:

Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (49th overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Purdue.

2021: Played in 14 games (seven starts) and posted 54 receptions for 435 yards and a TD while adding 76 yards on 18 rushing attempts, 171 yards on 21 punt returns and 291 yards on 13 kickoff returns ... ranked sixth among all NFL rookies in all-purpose yards (973) and seventh among rookies in receiving yards (435) ... had four receptions for 68 yards, two punt returns for 24 yards and a 22-yard kickoff return in his NFL debut @ Ten (9/12) ... recorded seven receptions for a team-leading 114 yards (16.3 avg.) including a 77-yard TD catch in the second quarter for his first NFL score vs. Min (9/19); added 19 punt return yards and 21 kickoff return yards to total 268 all-purpose yards through two games, ranking fifth among all NFL players and leading all rookies; through two games, in Cardinals history, only Anquan Boldin (279) had more receiving yards in his first two career games ... tallied 59 yards on five receptions (11.8 avg.) and added 38 rushing yards on three attempts (12.7 avg.) vs. SF (10/10) ... recorded a career-best and team-high 11 receptions for 51 yards @ Sea (11/21), establishing a franchise single-game record for receptions by a rookie ... totaled 71 yards on three kickoff returns including a career-long 32-yard return @ Chi (12/5) ... inactive (ankle) Weeks 16-18 ... in his return from injury, totaled 32 receiving yards on five catches in his playoff debut @ LAR (1/17/22).

COLLEGE:

In three seasons (2018-20) at Purdue, appeared in 20 games and recorded 178 receptions for 1,915 yards and 14 TDs … also rushed for 248 yards and three TDs on 30 carries, returned 42 kickoffs for 813 yards and 17 punts for 118 yards … averaged 8.9 receptions and 95.8 receiving yards per game during his college career … after initially opting out due to the COVID pandemic, returned and started all three games he appeared in, totaling 35 receptions for 270 yards in 2020 … also added 32 rushing yards and a TD on six carries ... started all four games in an injury-shortened sophomore campaign in 2019, totaling 29 receptions for 387 yards and two TDs before a hamstring injury forced him to miss the remainder of the year … also added 151 yards on nine kickoff returns and 36 yards on five punt returns … as a true freshman, started 10 of 13 games played and totaled 114 receptions for 1,258 yards and 12 TDs while adding 213 yards and two TDs on 21 rushing attempts … also returned 13 kickoffs for 662 yards and 12 punts for 82 yards … led the FBS in receptions … recipient of the Paul Hornung Award as the nation's most versatile player, also became the first true freshman to earn consensus All-American honors in Big Ten history … named first-team All-American (AP, FWAA, ESPN, SI.com, CBS Sports) and first-team Freshman All-American (AP) … Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year and Freshman of the Year … first-team All-Big-Ten (wide receiver and special teams) … broke school records for all-purpose yards in a season (2,215) and the most 100-yard receiving games (7) in a season … in his college debut vs. Northwestern (8/30/18), broke the school record for all-purpose yards (313) in a collegiate debut: 11 receptions for 109 yards and a TD, two carries for 79 yards and a TD and five kickoff returns for 125 yards … became just the third player in Big Ten history with 100+ receptions in a season.

PERSONAL:

Attended Trinity (Louisville, KY) High School where he was named the 2017 Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year and was the Paul Hornung Award recipient (top high school player in Kentucky) as a senior … helped lead Trinity to a 15-0 record and Kentucky Class 6A state championship as a senior, as the team finished 9th in the final 2017 USA Today Super 25 … had a school-record 104 receptions for 1,461 yards and 16 TDs, ran for 537 yards and seven TDs and also returned two punts for TDs … selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was named first-team All-State by the Louisville Courier-Journal … as a junior in 2016, appeared in just four games but totaled 20 receptions for 464 yards and nine TDs as part of the Shamrocks 2016 Kentucky Class 6A state championship team … transferred to Trinity from New Albany (IN) High School where he won a 2016 4A Indiana State basketball championship alongside childhood friend Romeo Langford, who was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the first round (14th overall) of the 2019 NBA Draft … earned a degree in Selling and Sales Management, graduating with a 3.5 GPA.