Eastern Washington University Athletics

Head Coach Aaron Best on Moore: “We obviously make quarterback a focal point of who we are. Nick Moore stands out as being a competitor, fiery and a dual-threat player. We’ve evolved to that, although our pocket passers have been successful. The presence of Nick with the ball – whether throwing or running – is what excites us. He was injured his junior season, but that didn’t make us look at him any differently watching him as a senior. He was at our quarterback camp here at Eastern, so we were able to take an up-close and personal sneak peek at him, and see his productivity from the field level. He’s tough to tackle, and a quarterback with that ability makes life miserable on a defense. He also has bloodlines and that says a ton. He’s a different type of quarterback than his brother, but Nick has lived it, he’s breathed it, he’s seen it and he’s related to it. We’re not going to compare him by any stretch, but it’s intriguing to have a quarterback who can see where his brother has been and what he’s done. I’m sure Nick will try to emulate some of those characteristics.”
 
HS: Graduated from Hart HS in 2017. His head coach in high school was Mike Herrington. As a senior he earned Foothill League Offensive Player of the Year honors and was on the Daily News All-Area first team as an all-purpose player. Moore also earned first team All-Santa Clarita Valley honors as selected by The Signal. He completed 58.2 percent of his passes (166-of-285) for 2,102 yards (191.1 per game) and 21 touchdowns. He also rushed 173 times for 713 yards (4.1 per carry) and 15 more scores, thus accounting for 36 touchdowns with 2,815 yards of total offense in 11 games (255.9 per game). He had at least 224 passing yards in six games, including a high of 309 and three touchdowns versus Arroyo when he completed 23-of-31 passes. He also had 79 yards rushing in that game to give him 388 yards of total offense. He had four TD passes and 285 yards against Ventura. He rushed for at least 100 yards twice, including 151 and two touchdowns against West Ranch when he also had 252 yards and three TDs passing to finish with a season high of 403 yards of total offense. He led Hart to an 8-3 record and berth in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Playoffs where it lost 34-17 to Cathedral. He also started as a sophomore and again as a junior until suffering an ACL knee injury. He had 1,307 yards passing and 420 rushing with 19 total touchdowns in the 2015 season. The Indians finished 7-4 and lost to Mission Viejo 49-14 in the playoffs that year. In 2014, Hart finished 8-4 including a 30-22 playoff win over Edison and a 52-21 loss to Upland in the second round. He attended EWU football camp, enabling the coaching staff to get a closer recruiting look at him. Listed as a two-star recruit by scout.com.
 
Personal: Full name is Nicholas George Moore. Born 7/28/98 in Van Nuys, Calif. Parents are Donald and Melinda Moore. His older brother, Matt Moore, also graduated from Hart and is now a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. He played at Oregon State, and came off the bench to complete 7-of-14 passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns in OSU’s 56-17 victory over EWU on Aug. 31, 2006. He was with the Carolina Panthers for four years and Miami for the past six. He’s played in 45 career games in 10 NFL seasons, including 28 as a starter. Most recently, he had his first career playoff start as an injury replacement in Miami’s 30-12 loss to Pittsburgh on Jan. 8, 2017, completing 29-of-36 passes for 289 yards and a touchdown.