WR Joshua Moore is a big-play threat with elite speed
It’s been a bumpy ride on the 40 Acres for sophomore WR Joshua Moore, But after a huge day against UTEP in week one, he’s got the look of a player ready to break out for the first time in his career.
Moore caught six balls for 127 yards and that 78-yard TD on the game’s first play in the season opener. On that catch and run, he caught a slant route off of an RPO and broke away from the defense for his second career TD.
It was Moore’s first catch since the middle of the 2018 season. That year, an injury cut short his true freshman campaign after six games. At the time, he had 7 receptions for 53 yards and a score.
Then, during that offseason, he was arrested for carrying a loaded gun in downtown Austin which led to a year-long suspension from the program. He would use 2019 as a redshirt year but now, he appears to be back and ready to resume his promising college football career.
Coming out of high school, the Yoakum, Texas native was a 4-star recruit and the No. 10 player in Texas. Now, he appears to have his wheels on straight and he could be a huge problem for a Red Raider secondary that has already shown a propensity for struggling with speedy pass-catchers.
The 6-foot-1, 170-pounder averaged 21.2 yards per catch against UTEP. with most of his yards coming after the catch. So keep an eye on whether or not the Red Raiders can keep him from burning them with his speed the way he did the Miners.