Rondale Moore is a wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals. He was born in New Albany, Indiana, and attended his local high school where he played football and basketball before transferring to another school to focus on football. He attended Purdue University to play college football.
Moore made quite an impact in his first game for the Boilermakers. He caught 11 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown in a 31-27 loss to Northwestern. Moore also had two rushing attempts for 79 yards and another touchdown, and returned five kickoffs for another 125 yards. He finished his freshman campaign with 1,471 yards from scrimmage and 14 touchdowns. He would play only another seven games in the next two seasons, finishing with 178 college receptions, 1,915 yards, and 14 touchdowns.
Moore profiled as an explosive athlete in the predraft process ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft. He ran a blazing 95th-percentile 40-time of 4.37. He also notched a 97th-percentile Burst Score of 135.3 and a 93rd-percentile Agility Score of 10.78. But he measured only 5'7" and had a 1st-percentile arm length of 28-1/4". The Cardinals selected Moore with the 49th overall selection.
Moore did not command a huge workload as a rookie. He played 47.5-percent of offensive snaps, with a 52.8-percent Route Participation rate on 248 routes run. Moore commanded a Target Share of 14.3-percent. He did lead all wide receivers with an 83.1 percent Catch Rate, due in no small part to his ridiculously shallow Average Target Depth of 3.3 (No.114). Moore was the No.113 WR with 212 air yards. He saw only four Deep Balls all season long.
