Dakorien Moore
Dakorien Moore was the No. 1 receiver recruit in the country, and he flashed it as a true freshman -- before a knee injury cut his year short. Healthy and a year stronger, the featured Oregon role is his to take.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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The story
As a true freshman he showed exactly why he was the top-ranked receiver in his class: 34 catches, 497 yards, three touchdowns and a rushing score across 11 games -- including a seven-catch, 89-yard outing against Penn State -- before a knee injury ended his regular season early. Now projected as an Oregon starter opposite a healthy Evan Stewart, he's the hyped underclassman of this group. The forward stakes are the sophomore leap: the talent and the freshman flashes are there, and a full, healthy season in a featured role is where a No. 1 recruit becomes a star. For Moore, 2026 is the year the recruiting ranking becomes production.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 23–0
at Texas Tech
3 rec · 21 yds
Dominant 23-point win on the road against Texas Tech.
How he plays
Play style
Moore is an explosive, big-play receiver whose freshman tape already grades like a featured weapon. Our play-by-play has him in the 91st percentile for explosive-catch rate and the 77th for both yards-per-catch and touchdown rate -- the chunk-play juice you'd expect from the class's top-ranked receiver, with the production cut short by the knee. He wins with speed and suddenness, the kind of receiver who turns a short throw into a long gain. As the highest-ceiling underclassman in this group, the projection is straightforward: a full, healthy season and a featured role, and the flashes become a breakout.
Our classifier reads him the same way: moves the chains on third down.
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Oregon
Returning around him
- 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #5 · 2026 recruiting class #3
Perception vs tape
As a true freshman he showed exactly why he was the top-ranked receiver in his class: 34 catches, 497 yards, three touchdowns and a rushing score across 11 games -- including a seven-catch, 89-yard outing against Penn State -- before a knee injury ended his regular season early. Now projected as an Oregon starter opposite a healthy Evan Stewart, he's the hyped underclassman of this group.
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Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marcel Williams’s 2025 season.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Marcel Williams's freshman season at Akron (2025).
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Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #217
Peaked at #217 this season.
Background
As A Freshman (2025) » All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches, media) Played in 11 games as a true freshman, making seven starts while helping the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Missed four games due to injury … Caught 34 passes for 497 yards and three touchdowns … Also rush...