Oregon quarterback Dante Moore’s fast start sparks early NFL Draft buzz

September 10, 2025

By Jalon Dixon, The Sporting News: Dante Moore’s name is suddenly everywhere, from The Athletic Football Show to Big Ten Network broadcasts, and it’s not hard to see why.

The former UCLA quarterback, once humbled as a freshman in Westwood and then a backup in Eugene, is now rewriting his story in his first year as Oregon’s starter.

Through two games of the 2025 season, Moore has gone from a developmental question mark to one of the most polarizing names on the 2026 NFL Draft watchlist.

At UCLA in 2023, Moore showed flashes but often looked like a freshman trying to survive. In nine games (five starts), he completed just 53.5% of his passes for 1,610 yards, 11 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.

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Dante Moore’s Oregon Start Sparks Early NFL Draft Buzz | Sporting News

After sitting behind Dillon Gabriel in 2024, Oregon quarterback Dante Moore has stormed into 2025 with star potential. Two weeks into 2025, he’s already drawing Top-10 draft chatter as analysts debate his NFL Draft future.

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