Derrick Moore
Detroit LionsOur College Grade
How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.
College Production
Michigan · Big Ten
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | Pos Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 307 |
| 2023 | 34 | 6 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 103 |
| 2024 | 23 | 6 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 111 |
| 2025 | 29 | 10 | 9.5 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Scouting Report
Michigan · 2026 draft class
Derrick Moore has emerged as a lean, explosive edge rusher for Michigan after breaking out during the Wolverines' 2023 Big Ten Championship run. The Maryland native primarily deploys as a wide-9 and 5-technique in both two and three-point stances, though he sees occasional snaps at 4-tech and 4i alignments. Standing 6-3 and weighing 258 pounds, Moore is a lean pass rusher whose build can only carry limited mass, putting a ceiling on his ability to generate power against NFL-caliber offensive tackles. However, Moore's explosiveness off the line and vertical push create problems for tackles who lack the agility to match his speed when he works across their faces and attacks through the B-gap. His pass rush plan includes diverse moves - speed rushes, two-handed swipes, rips, swims, ghosts, and limited speed-to-power conversion through long-arm technique. After setting offensive tackles up with his outside speed rush for multiple reps, Moore fires inside through the B-gap, leveraging his quickness advantage. His motor runs hot in run defense, with speed and closing burst expanding his range in pursuit, though he lacks the mass to anchor at the point of attack when offensive linemen work vertically.
Strengths
- Elite explosiveness off the line allows him to push vertically rapidly and get upfield before offensive tackles can establish position
- Diverse pass rush plan with speed rushes
- swipes
- rips
- swims
- and ghost moves keeps offensive linemen guessing
- Exceptional agility to work across offensive tackles' faces and attack through B-gap when they overcommit outside
- Sets up inside counters effectively by establishing outside speed rush threat early in games
- showing football intelligence
- Motor runs hot in run defense with speed and closing burst that expand his pursuit range sideline-to-sideline
Concerns
- Lean build at 6-3
- 258 pounds with questionable arm length limits ceiling for adding mass and generating power
- Offensive tackles can out-reach Moore and derail pass rush by landing first punch
- exploiting length disadvantage
- Lacks power in frame to play through center of offensive tackles or break their anchors when engaged
- Explosiveness and speed are above-average but not elite
- limiting dominance against top-tier Power 5 offensive tackles
- Doesn't have bend to flatten rush angle and capitalize on speed rush consistently
- reducing effectiveness around arc
- Limited developed hand counters and advanced pass rush moves to overcome physical limitations on down-to-down basis
Honors
Four-star recruit; Big Ten Champion (2023); Michigan edge rusher; Maryland native