Rondale Moore in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: FOX Sports, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Purdue, 2018–⁠20

Rondale Moore

Number
No. 4
Height
5′9″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2020)
Sophomore
Hometown
New Albany, IN
Born
Jun 9, 2000, in New Albany, Indiana
Died
Feb 21, 2026, in New Albany, Indiana

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Rondale Moore played receiver at Purdue (2018–⁠20). He won the 2018 Paul Hornung Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2018. The Arizona Cardinals took Moore in round 2, No. 49 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,258
Receiving yards, 2018 (Purdue, 6–⁠7)
Best game
170 yards
Vs. Ohio State, week 8, 2018: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 10
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2018
Drafted
No. 49
Round 2, 2021 NFL Draft (Arizona Cardinals)

Career highs

15catches, career highat Minnesota, 2020220receiving yards, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Indiana, 2018

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Purdue1141,25811.01270
2019Purdue2938713.3270
2020Purdue352707.7033
Career1781,91510.81470

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018Purdue33662012820
2019Purdue1115105360
Career448130171180

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Purdue2121310.1276
2019Purdue331.004
2020Purdue6325.3111
Career302488.3376

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Purdue4WRYr 1
2019Purdue4WRYr 2
2020Purdue4WRSo. (Yr 3)5′9″180

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Purdue1650.5961st (n=497)0.5397.318%
2019Purdue450.4635th (n=499)0.5420.716%
2020Purdue510.3524th (n=346)0.5517.825%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Purdue 3 games, 35 catches, 270 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Nov 20atMinnesotaL 31–⁠34151160–––
Nov 28vs.RutgersL 30–⁠377760–––
Dec 5vs.NebraskaL 27–⁠3713780–––
2019 Purdue 4 games, 29 catches, 387 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atNevadaL 31–⁠341112412253
Sep 7vs.VanderbiltW 42–⁠241322013512
Sep 14vs.TCUL 13–⁠343250555–
Sep 28vs.MinnesotaL 31–⁠382180120–
2018 Purdue 13 games, 114 catches, 1,258 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.NorthwesternL 27–⁠311110915125–
Sep 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 19–⁠2031601−21
Sep 15vs.MissouriL 37–⁠401113712561
Sep 22vs.Boston CollegeW 30–⁠13811022222
Sep 29atNebraskaW 42–⁠2888503681
Oct 13atIllinoisW 46–⁠741011––1
Oct 20vs.Ohio StateW 49–⁠201217023491
Oct 27atMichigan StateL 13–⁠231174051082
Nov 3vs.IowaW 38–⁠3663103331
Nov 10atMinnesotaL 10–⁠4187615107–
Nov 17vs.WisconsinL 44–⁠47911421331
Nov 24atIndianaW 28–⁠21121412–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.AuburnL 14–⁠63119403631

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′7″
Weight181 lb
Arm length28¼″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan69⅜″
40-yard dash4.32 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump42½″
Broad jump10′6″
3-cone drill6.68 s
20-yard shuttle4.10 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 39 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Arizona Cardinals14544351
2022Arizona Cardinals8414141
2023Arizona Cardinals17403521
NFL career391351,2013

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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