Derrick Moore
Derrick Moore
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. Derrick Moore has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Michigan. 2025 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan, 20 sacks — drafted at #44 overall by Detroit.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Detroit2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–7
vs Washington
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 SACKS
How he plays
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Finisher
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marlem Louis’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Khalid Duke's senior season at Kansas State (2023).
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