Defensive end, Michigan, 2022–25
Derrick Moore
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Baltimore, MD
- Born
- Dec 6, 2002
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Derrick Moore played defensive end at Michigan (2022–25). The Detroit Lions took Moore in round 2, No. 44 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highfour times; last vs. Purdue, 2025Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan | 8 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Michigan | 8 | DE | So. | ||
| 2024 | Michigan | 8 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Michigan | 8 | DE | Sr. | 6′3″ | 260 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Michigan 12 games, 29 tackles, 9.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. New Mexico | W 34–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Oklahoma | L 13–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Central Michigan | W 63–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Nebraska | W 30–27 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Wisconsin | W 24–10 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at USC | L 13–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Washington | W 24–7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Michigan State | W 31–20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Purdue | W 21–16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Northwestern | W 24–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at Maryland | W 45–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Ohio State | L 9–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Michigan 10 games, 23 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Fresno State | W 30–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Texas | L 12–31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.USC | W 27–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Minnesota | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Illinois | L 7–21 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Michigan State | W 24–17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Oregon | L 17–38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Indiana | L 15–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atOhio State | W 13–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 19–13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2023 Michigan 14 games, 34 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. East Carolina | W 30–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UNLV | W 35–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Bowling Green | W 31–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Rutgers | W 31–7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atNebraska | W 45–7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | atMinnesota | W 52–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Indiana | W 52–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atMichigan State | W 49–0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Purdue | W 41–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Penn State | W 24–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atMaryland | W 31–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Ohio State | W 30–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Iowa | W 26–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs.Alabama | W 27–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Michigan 6 games, 7 tackles, 2 sacks
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Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–9).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅞″ | |
| Weight | 255 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 81¼″ | |
| Vertical jump | 30″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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