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, down to Day 3 selections, and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Indiana Safety, Louis Moore.
No. 7 LOUIS MOORE/SAFETY, INDIANA (RS SENIOR) – 5110, 191 pounds
Measurements
Player Ht/Wt Hand Size Arm Length Wingspan
Louis Moore 5110/191 9 7/8 29 1/2 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 N/A N/A
THE GOOD
– High IQ player
– Good awareness in the deep zone
– Quick play recognition
– Good run support
– Fits gaps well
– Flies around the field to make tackles
– Good tackler
– Avoids blocks with speed
– Decent athletic ability
– Quick breaks back to the ball
– Great ball skills
– Physical play at the catch point
THE BAD
– Older prospect
– Can lose eyes on backside receivers in the red zone
– Slower change of direction
– Will struggle in man coverage because of an inability to get collisions and static feet at the point of attack
– Lacks hip flexibility to stay with speedy receivers
– Can get too much depth in the deep zone and allow throws underneath
– Was not put in conflict in 2025, played a lot of soft zones that hid man coverage flaws
STATS
– Started all 15 games for Indiana in 2025. Transferred from Ole Miss, where he started 2 games across 1 season. Transferred to Ole Miss from Indiana, where he started 10 games across 2 seasons in his first stint. Initially transferred to Indiana from Navarro Community College, where he appeared in 16 games across 3 seasons
– 2025: 88 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 6 interceptions, 3 PBUs
– Career at Indiana (3 years): 180 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1 sack, 9 interceptions, and 4 forced fumbles
INJURY HISTORY
– Redshirted at Navarro due to lingering issues, which contributed to limited playing time
BACKGROUND
– Turned 25 in January of 2026
– 2025 College Football National Champion
– Named 2025 First Team All-Big 10
– Sits at No. 4 in the history of the Big Ten in interceptions
– Was a three-star transfer portal project
– Zero-star recruit out of high school from Mesquite Poteet in Texas
– Played receiver and safety in high school and in JUCO
– Also ran track in high school
– Teammates call him “Sweet Lou,” a nickname his high school coaches gave him for the way he glides around the field
TAPE BREAKDOWN
Louis Moore has played a lot of football in his career, starting at JUCO in 2019. There was a lot of controversy before the 2025 season about whether he would regain his eligibility, and it obviously worked out. He was the backbone of Indiana’s well-coached defense and displayed it with his high awareness in all aspects of the game. He is best used as a deep-zone safety who can fly up in the run game to make tackles.
Moore flies around the field to fit the run and shows no fear when taking on a bigger running back. He can make tackles moving laterally or head-on. On this play, he flies across the field to make a tackle to prevent an explosive play.
In man coverage, Moore will struggle because of his limited hip flexibility. He is a quick mover downhill but lacks lateral speed, which hurts him against speedy receivers. I would not trust him 1v1 with a receiver in the NFL because of the lack of change of direction and inability to get collisions, which I think is key for a safety in off-man coverage.
This problem with not getting collisions shows up in the zone as well, and on this play, he gives up an explosive.
While Moore is mostly good in deep zone coverage, he has some issues. There are times when he gets a lot of depth to be the true centerfielder of the defense, which allows quarterbacks to fit intermediate throws over the linebackers and underneath him.
This problem can be coached up, but it is concerning that he is 25 years old and does not understand this.
In the red zone, I wish Moore had better eyes for seeing backside receivers.
He is put in a tough spot on this play, but he chooses to fly down and cover up the underneath crosser. Meanwhile, the deeper crosser scores a touchdown, and Moore doesn’t see him.
Moore finishes plays with great ball skills, gets physical at the catch point, and uses aggressive hands to knock balls away from receivers. On this play, he speedily drives downhill for an interception in the Big 10 Championship.
CONCLUSION
Louis Moore is a fun player because of his quick play recognition and trigger to get downhill, but his age is hard to ignore. If he were even 22 years old, people would be talking about him getting drafted on Day 2, but a 25-year-old prospect with man coverage flaws will be hard to talk teams into.
I think he can be a solid player immediately. But his best football may be right now, so teams will not have him in his prime for a while.
NFL Projection: Mid-Day 3
Steelers Depot Grade: 7.1 (Spot Starter)
Grade Range: 6.2-7.5
Games Watched: vs Ohio State (Big 10 Championship) (2025), vs Alabama (Playoffs) (2025), vs Oregon (Playoffs) (2025), vs Miami (CFP Championship) (2025)
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