Derrick Moore

Derrick Moore
	Moore in 2019
South Carolina Gamecocks
Position:	Executive director of player and character development
Personal information
Born:	October 13, 1967 (age 56); Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
College:	Northeastern State
NFL Draft:	1992 / Round: 8 / Pick: 216
Career history
As a player:
	Atlanta Falcons (1992); Detroit Lions (1993–1994); Carolina Panthers (1995); Arizona Cardinals (1996–1997);
As a coach:
	Morehouse College (1998–2000); Running backs coach, Special Teams coordinator; Georgia Tech (2001–2020); Team chaplain, character development; South Carolina (2021–present); Executive director of player and character development;
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	1,197
Rushing average:	3.9
Rushing touchdowns:	11
Receptions:	26
Receiving yards:	191
Receiving touchdowns:	1
	Player stats at NFL.com

Derrick Moore (born October 13, 1967) is a former professional American football running back for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions and Carolina Panthers. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.^[1] Moore has served as the team chaplain for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team. Moore set the NAIA single season rushing record in 1991.

Moore was featured in the TV Land reality series The Big 4-0 in 2008. Moore has served as the team chaplain for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, often delivering pre-game motivational speeches to the players.^[2] Moore also filmed motivational speeches for the Atlanta Falcons during their 2017 playoff run.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m)	8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m)	4.62 s	1.64 s	2.68 s	20 reps
All values from NFL Combine^[6]

References

^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ Radakovich, Dan (April 3, 2008). "The Good Word". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
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^ "Derrick Moore, Combine Results, RB - Northeastern Oklahoma A&M". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.