Corey Moore (safety)
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Griffin, Georgia, U.S.
 Moore with the Houston Texans in 2016 | |||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | January 28, 1993 Griffin, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Griffin | ||||||||
| College | Georgia (2011–2014) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||
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Corey Moore (born January 28, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He lettered in football, basketball and track at Griffin High School in Griffin, Georgia. In football, he earned SuperPrep All-American honors and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He then played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was a four-year letterman. Moore played in 50 games during his college career, recording 76 tackles, one sack, two interceptions and three pass breakups. He signed with the Houston Texans after going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft. He played in 31 regular season games, starting 11, for the Texans from 2015 to 2017, and appeared in 15 regular season games for the Colts in 2018. He also appeared in playoff games for both the Texans and Colts. Moore later played for the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL in 2020.
Corey Moore was born on January 28, 1993 in Griffin, Georgia and played high school football at Griffin High School, where he was a safety.[2][3][4] He was named to the 2010 PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team. He was also named to the SuperPrep All-America team and the All-Dixie team.[5] Moore was selected to play in the 2010 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) North-South All-Star Football Classic as part of the South Team,[6][5][7] and the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl as part of the East Team.[2][8][9][10] He was also backup quarterback during his senior year. He lettered in basketball and track at Griffin High School as well.[5] In March 2010, he was named the top defensive back at the Atlanta National Underclassmen Combine.[11]
In the class of 2011, Moore was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com.[5][12] He was also rated the No. 5 safety in the country by Rivals.com,[13][5] the No. 6 safety in the country by Scout.com,[14][15] the No. 15 safety in the country by ESPN.com,[16][17] and the No. 4 safety in the country by 247Sports.com.[18][12] He was also rated the No. 6 safety in the country on 247Sports.com's composite rating, which takes into account the ratings of all the other major recruiting services in the country.[19][12][20]
College career
The University of Georgia was the first school to offer Moore and he committed to them on January 30, 2010 during his junior year of high school.[21][9][3][22] He later received offers from other schools, some of which included Auburn, Clemson, Memphis, North Carolina, Miami and Tennessee.[3][22]
Moore played safety and was a four-year letterman for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2011 to 2014.[23][5] He received the Erskine "Erk" Russell Football Scholarship each year from 2011 to 2013.[5]
He played in 12 games his freshman year in 2011, recording one tackle.[5] Moore also blocked a punt against Coastal Carolina on September 17, 2011.[23] He appeared in 14 games, starting one, his sophomore season in 2012 and totaled 14 tackles, one of which was a tackle for loss. His one start was on offense against Ole Miss. He was named a team captain for the Vanderbilt game.[5] He also won one of the team's Most Improved Player Awards.[5][24]
Moore played in 12 games, starting seven, in 2013 and accumulated one sack, one interception, one pass breakup and 35 tackles, three of which were tackles for loss.[5] He appeared in 12 games, with six starts, his senior year in 2014 and recorded one interception, two pass breakups and 26 tackles, two of which were tackles for loss.[25][26][27]
Moore appeared in 50 games during his college career and finished with totals of two interceptions, three pass breakups, one sack and 76 tackles, six of which were tackles for loss.[26][28] He majored in communication studies at Georgia.[5]