From now until the 2026 NFL Draft, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, all the way to Day 3 selections, and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Florida cornerback Devin Moore.
NO. 28 DEVIN MOORE/CB/FLORIDA – 6-3, 198 POUNDS (SENIOR)
MEASUREMENTS
Player Ht/Wt Hand Size Arm Length Wingspan
Devin Moore 6-3/198 N/A N/A N/A
40-Yard Dash 10-Yard Dash Short Shuttle 3-Cone
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Broad Jump Vertical Bench Press
N/A
THE GOOD
-Possesses great size and length for the position; uses length to his advantage in phase
-Sound tackler on the perimeter; plays with good form and technique
-Smart football player; understands leverage and is assignment sound, especially coming downhill against the run
-At his best in man coverage; good footwork to mirror without getting physical
-Comfortable in press man and doesn’t need to jam to re-route receivers
-Has very good ball skills and has shown ability to high-point the football and make plays downfield
-Versatile defender who has had snaps in the slot, on boundary and as two-high safety in certain looks
-Strong communicator in the secondary; rarely caught out of position
THE BAD
-Not as physical in coverage as a guy with his size and length should be; rarely gets hands on receivers in press man
-Zone coverage instincts are lacking; tends to get locked onto QB’s eyes and lose feel for spatial awareness
-Lengthy injury history that will raise some red flags during pre-draft process
-Must improve play strength to get off blocks at the next level when working downhill against the run
-Limited experience with just one full season as a starter
-Rarely tested in only full season as starter; saw just 30 targets against in 2025
STATS
-2025 season: 35 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, two interceptions, four pass breakups, one forced fumble
-Played 556 snaps; charged with allowing 17 receptions on 30 targets for 189 yards and two touchdowns, per Pro Football Focus
-Appeared in 30 career games with Gators, logging 1,195 snaps
-Finished career with 64 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, five interceptions, nine pass breakups, and one forced fumble
-PFF charted him with allowing 35 career receptions on 66 targets for 391 yards and seven touchdowns
-Called for just two penalties in his career, both as a sophomore in 2023
INJURY HISTORY
-Season-ending shoulder injury as a freshman after just five games
-Dealt with a back injury and concussion as a sophomore and missed five games
-Suffered second season-ending shoulder injury in 2024 against Georgia; played just seven games that season
BACKGROUND
-Former 4-star recruit; played in the 2022 All-American Game
-Florida native who originally committed to Notre Dame summer of 2021
-Ultimately chose Florida over the likes of Alabama, Notre Dame, Auburn and LSU
-Had a 4.09 GPA in high school
-Four-time All-SEC academic honor roll
-Graduated from Florida in Fall 2025 with a degree in general business
TAPE BREAKDOWN
In today’s NFL, it’s all about size and athleticism, especially at the cornerback position. Both traits are needed to help combat some of the bigger, stronger, and faster receivers who seem to be coming into the NFL every year.
Florida cornerback Devin Moore checks the size and athleticism boxes in abundance.
Listed at 6-foot-3, 198 pounds at Florida, Moore is quietly one of the more intriguing cornerbacks in a deep draft for them. He’s not an overly physical cornerback, but he’s a reliable tackler in space, plays with good fundamentals and a high football IQ, and is very sound in coverage.
He doesn’t have the flashy numbers with interceptions or pass breakups, and that’s in large part due to the lack of passes thrown his way. But when targeted in coverage, Moore tends to make plays.
Moore is at his best in man coverage. He likes to play press man, just without the press at the line of scrimmage. He trusts his feet and hips to keep him in great position, re-routing receivers at the line of scrimmage with positioning. Even when he’s in off man, he has the footwork and the ability to digest quickly what’s happening to attack and make plays, like he does here against South Florida.
He reads the in-breaker and gets into phase quickly. Then he makes a great play to reach around the receiver and knock the pass away for the incompletion.
Moore’s football instincts show up in big ways. Once again here against South Florida, he has deep responsibilities and bails quickly. At the same time, he’s reading the quarterback’s eyes and knows that the post route from the far side is coming into his coverage area.
He puts himself in great position to make a play on the football for the incompletion.
Moore’s ball skills and the body control are rather impressive.
This interception against Texas was outstanding.
He is losing early in the rep thanks to the quick break outside from the receiver at the top of his stem. But a quick turn and the foot speed to get back into phase allows Moore to track the football on the Arch Manning throw, and he uses every inch of his length to make a terrific play on the football.
His hand-eye coordination is good, too, and it showed up on his interception against Georgia.
Though it’s a bad throw from the Georgia quarterback and the receiver tips the ball into the air, Moore has the ball skills to make the interception in the rivalry matchup.
Cornerbacks who can finish those types of plays on tipped passes are great to have. Moore showed the ability to do that.
One area that concerns me about Moore is in zone coverage. When he isn’t in man, he tends to get locked onto the quarterback’s eyes and lose all spatial awareness and responsibility. The touchdown he gave up against Kentucky was a great example of those struggles in zone.
He doesn’t read this play well. There’s nobody inside who is threatening him in his zone, so he should have seen the running back on the wheel out of the backfield and gotten eyes on him. Instead, he never looked outside, never felt the running back and gave up a brutal touchdown.
Moore will be at his best in a man-heavy scheme, but asking him to play zone too often could lead to major struggles at the next level.
Moore really impressed me as a tackler. He’s not a physical cornerback by any stretch, both in coverage and attacking downhill. But he plays with good technique, is fundamentally sound in his responsibilities against the run, positions himself well, and gets guys on the ground.
Moore isn’t going to have the big highlight-reel hits. But he’s going to consistently make the tackles in space. He does a great job of breaking down in space here. Sure, the play results in a first down, but Moore keeps it from going for anything more because of his sound tackle in space.
He’s square to the ball carrier, breaks down at the point of attack, goes through the thighs and makes a good tackle in space. He’s going to keep himself on the field in the NFL by being able to tackle consistently like that in space.
CONCLUSION
His length, ball skills and tackling abilities are Devin Moore’s real calling cards. He’s big and long, has some impressive plays on the football on tape and does a great job of consistently tackling in space. His tape is teeming with good, clean reps against the run where he has good positioning and supports properly.
Zone coverage is an adventure with him, though, and the lengthy injury history across multiple seasons — even dating back to high school — is concerning. If Moore can stay on the field, he projects as a longtime starter in the NFL with those high-end traits. But your best ability is your availability, and outside of 2025, Moore was rarely available. Medical checks at the Combine will be huge for him.
If Moore gets a clean bill of health, he’s a mid-Day 2 cornerback who could develop into a solid No. 1 in the NFL.
NFL Projection: Mid-Day 2
Steelers Depot Grade: 8.0MED (Longtime starter)
Grade Range: 7.8-8.8
Games Watched: South Florida (2025), Miami (FL) (2025), Texas (2025), Georgia (2025), Kentucky (2025), Ole Miss (2025)
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