MOORE AT A GLANCE:
• A second-year safety who has made 102 career tackles with two interceptions and nine pass breakups in 31 career regular-season games (22 starts).
• Saw action in 15 regular-season games (7 starts) as a rookie in 2011 and totaled 31 tackles (28 solo) and one interception (18 yds.).
• Played in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game at New England (1/14/12) and recorded three tackles for the Broncos.
• Started all 37 games played at UCLA and tied for fourth in school history with 14 career interceptions.
• Named a team captain during his final campaign with the Bruins as a junior and received first-team All-America honors by The Sporting News in addition to first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference accolades for the second consecutive year.
• Led the nation with 10 interceptions as a sophomore in 2009 (second most in Bruins history) and was the co-defensive winner of UCLA’s Henry R. ‘Red’ Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player.
• Started all 12 games in 2008, becoming the first true freshman in seven years to start a season opener on offense or defense for UCLA.
• Selected by the Broncos in the second round (45th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
MOORE AT A GLANCE:
• A second-year safety who has made 102 career tackles with two interceptions and nine pass breakups in 31 career regular-season games (22 starts).
• Saw action in 15 regular-season games (7 starts) as a rookie in 2011 and totaled 31 tackles (28 solo) and one interception (18 yds.).
• Played in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game at New England (1/14/12) and recorded three tackles for the Broncos.
• Started all 37 games played at UCLA and tied for fourth in school history with 14 career interceptions.
• Named a team captain during his final campaign with the Bruins as a junior and received first-team All-America honors by The Sporting News in addition to first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference accolades for the second consecutive year.
• Led the nation with 10 interceptions as a sophomore in 2009 (second most in Bruins history) and was the co-defensive winner of UCLA’s Henry R. ‘Red’ Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player.
• Started all 12 games in 2008, becoming the first true freshman in seven years to start a season opener on offense or defense for UCLA.
• Selected by the Broncos in the second round (45th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/29/11.
Moore’s Single-Game Highs
(Postseason in parentheses)
Tackles — 12 at New England 10/7/12 (7 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Interceptions — 1, twice, last at Carolina, 11/11/12 (none). Interception return yards — 23 at Carolina, 11/11/12 (none). Passes Defensed — 2 vs. New Orleans 10/28/12 (none). Sacks — 1 vs. Kansas City, 12/30/12 (none). Sack yards — 3 vs. Kansas City, 12/30/12 (none). Special-teams tackles — 1, twice, last vs. Cleveland, 12/23/12 (none).
2012: Moore opened 15-of-16 regular-season games and played the most snaps (1,044) of any player on defense while posting the third-most tackles (71) on the club... Tied for second on the team with six tackles (5 solo) at Atl. (9/17)... Led the Broncos with a career-high nine tackles (all solo) vs. Hou. (9/23)... Tied for the team lead with six tackles vs. Oak. (9/30), marking the second straight game that he either led or tied for the club lead in stops... Set a career high and tied for the team high with 12 tackles (6 solo) at N.E. (10/7)... Made his first career special-teams tackle at S.D. (10/15)... Set a career high with two pass breakups vs. N.O. (10/28)... Tackled WR Mohamed Sanu for a 5-yard loss on third down to force a punt in the second quarter at Cin. (11/4)... Intercepted Cam Newton’s pass in the fourth quarter at Car. (11/11)... Recovered QB Joe Flacco’s fumble in the first quarter at Bal. (12/16)... Made a special-teams stop vs. Cle. (12/23)... Led the team with eight tackles and recorded his first sack vs. K.C. (12/30), while helping the secondary give up just 26 passing yards, which represented the fewest allowed in any NFL game during the 2012 season... Tied for second on the team with seven tackles in Denver’s Divisional-Round playoff game vs. Bal. (1/12).
2011: Selected by the Broncos in the second round (45th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, Moore played 15 regular-season games (7 starts) and totaled 31 tackles (28 solo), one interception (18 yds.), two passes defensed and one fumble recovery as a rookie... Saw action in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game at N.E. (1/14) and recorded three tackles.
COLLEGE: Moore opened all 37 games played at UCLA and tied for fourth in school history with 14 career interceptions to go along with 186 tackles (119 solo), 29 PBUs, and three fumble recoveries... Received first-team All-America honors from The Sporting News and first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference honors following his junior season... Led the nation with 10 interceptions and was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection as a sophomore... Started all 12 games as a true freshman in 2008.
PERSONAL: Moore attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, where he lettered four years as a defensive back and wide receiver... Invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl after totaling 112 tackles, eight interceptions, 18 passes defensed and three fumble recoveries as a senior... Rated as the second-best safety prospect in the nation by Scout.com... Majored in sociology at UCLA and was named to the Director’s Honor Roll in Fall 2009... Rahim Shaheed Moore was born on Feb. 11, 1990, in Los Angeles.
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