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Texas Tech football: The most underrated players of the Tommy Tuberville era

By Matthew Conner

SAN DIEGO, CA - DECEMBER 30: Terrance Bullitt #1 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrates after his teams' 37-23 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils during their National University Holiday Bowl Game on December 30, 2013 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - DECEMBER 30: Terrance Bullitt #1 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrates after his teams' 37-23 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils during their National University Holiday Bowl Game on December 30, 2013 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) /
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Darrin Moore #14 of Texas Tech runs past Antonio Johnson #11 of Minnesota (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Darrin Moore #14 of Texas Tech runs past Antonio Johnson #11 of Minnesota (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

WR Darrin Moore

Former JUCO transfer Darrin Moore won’t be remembered as fondly as other wide receivers in Texas Tech football history but make no mistake, the 6-foot-4 target was a beast, especially in the red zone.

From 2010-12, he caught 154 passes for 1,720 yards and 22 touchdowns.  That included an excellent senior year with 92 receptions for 1,032 yards and 13 TDs, most of which came inside the opposition’s 20.  That TD total is tied with three other players in program history for fourth-most in a single season.

However, that season almost didn’t happen because Moore was suspended prior to the season after a DWI arrest in July.  Fortunately, he was able to return to the field and when he did, he made a difference.

That year, he had three 100-yard games.  Among those was a 13-catch, 186-yard game against Baylor in which he scored twice.  He also had three TD catches against No. 5 West Virginia in Lubbock earlier that year.

Last year, the Red Raiders were dreadful when it came to scoring touchdowns in the red zone.  In 2020, the hope is that 6-foot-6 receiver T.J. Vasher will become a monster in that area of the field in his final year.  If he can replicate what Darrin Moore did as a senior, it will bode well for Tech’s chances of returning to a bowl game.

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