Kenny Moore II

BIOGRAPHY

Kenneth Moore Jr. was born August 23, 1995, in Valdosta, Georgia. He is a cornerback in the NFL.

Moore did not play football until his senior year at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia. He recorded 18 tackles, 2 interceptions and 2 pass breakups in 2012. Lowndes had a 9–2 record and advanced to the GHSA Class AAAAAA Playoffs. He also participated in soccer, basketball and track at Lowndes. Moore played for the Valdosta State Blazers of Valdosta State University from 2013 to 2016. He began his college career as a cornerback and converted to safety his senior season.

He earned First Team All-GSC, D2CAA Second Team All-Super Region Two and USA College Football Division II Second Team All-Americanhonors in 2015. Moore played in 11 games in 2016, totaling 45 solo tackles, 20 tackle assists, 1 sack, 8 pass breakups and 5 interceptions. He garnered GSC All-Academic, Second Team All-GSC, D2CAA Second Team All-Super Region Two, HERO Sports D2 First Team All-American and AFCA First Team All-American recognition in 2016.  His 11 career interceptions ranked fifth all-time in school history. Moore majored in mass media at Valdosta State. In January 2017, he played in the Tropical Bowl, a college football all-star game.

Throughout training camp, Moore competed to be a starting cornerback against Nate Hairston, Quincy Wilson, and Pierre Desir. Head coach Frank Reich named Moore and Nate Hairston the starting cornerback duo to begin the regular season. He started in the Indianapolis Colts’ season-opener against the Cincinnati Bengals and recorded three combined tackles, deflected a pass, and made an interception during a 34–23 loss. In Week 11, he collected a season-high ten combined tackles (nine solo) and was credited with half a sack as the Colts defeated the Tennessee Titans 38–10. He finished the season with 77 combined tackles (63 solo), 11 pass deflections, three interceptions, and 1.5 sacks in 15 games and 15 starts. 

On September 3, 2017, the Indianapolis Colts claimed Moore off of waivers. He finished his rookie season in 2017 with 38 combined tackles (32 solo), five pass deflections, and one interception in 16 games and five starts.

In Week 2 of 2020, against the Minnesota Vikings, Moore recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Kirk Cousins during the 28–11 win. In Week 3 against the New York Jets, Moore recorded his first sack of the season on Sam Darnold during the 36–7 win. In Week 8 against the Detroit Lions, Moore recorded an interception off a pass thrown by Matthew Stafford and returned it for a 29 yard touchdown during the 41–21 win. In Week 14 against the Las Vegas Raiders, Moore made a spectacular one-handed interception off a pass thrown by Derek Carr during the Colts' 44–27 win. During the game, Moore also forced a fumble on Hunter Renfrow that was recovered by the Colts. Moore was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 14.

Moore arrived in style for the Colts 2021 training camp, pulling up in an IndyCar driven by Patricio O'Ward. In 2021 Moore started all 17 games and totaled 101 tackles (81 solo), 6.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, 13 passes defensed, four interceptions, one forced fumble and one special teams stop. He was one of only two NFL defensive backs to register 100 tackles and at least 10 passes defensed in 2021. Moore was named to his first career Pro Bowl. He was also the team's nominee for the Walter Payton Man Of The Year Award.