Kellen Moore’s Boise State legacy is getting a new, very literal elevation.
By the end of the year, the Broncos plan to unveil an 11-foot bronze statue of Moore outside the Bleymaier Football Center at the northeast corner of Albertsons Stadium. Boise State announced Tuesday evening that the sculpture will be the first statue of a former athlete on campus, and it is expected to be revealed during the upcoming football season.
The height is no accident. The statue is being built to match Moore’s jersey number, and the university said the figure itself will stand about 9 feet tall before being set on its pedestal.
Boise State Athletic Director Jeramiah Dickey said the project is part of a broader effort to recognize the program’s history while also pointing ahead.
“We’re trying to really pay homage to our past and our present, and what the future looks like,” Dickey said Tuesday.
“There are so many great Broncos. I’m not here without them, we are not here without them. We are built different, and we’re building off their backs, and I’m really excited about what that’s going to mean for Bronco Nation.”
Moore’s case for bronze is pretty straightforward. He played at Boise State from 2007 to 2011 and went 50-3 as a starter over four seasons.
His 2009 team finished 14-0, capped by a win over No. 3 TCU in the Fiesta Bowl, and he landed in the top 10 of Heisman Trophy voting three straight years.
In 2010, he was a finalist.
He left Boise State as the winningest quarterback in college football history, then moved on to a brief NFL stint as a backup before beginning his coaching career with the Dallas Cowboys. Moore later won Super Bowl LIX as the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator and was hired soon after as head coach of the New Orleans Saints. The Saints finished 6-11 under him last season, and he is entering his second year in New Orleans in 2026.
“The things that he did during his time as a player, as a quarterback, the most difficult position in all sports, in my opinion, is second to none,” former Boise State head coach Chris Petersen told the Statesman earlier this year.
Local sculptor Ben Victor is already at work on the statue, which will show Moore in his familiar left-handed windup while wearing a Boise State uniform.
The Moore tribute is only part of the stadium’s makeover in honor of former Broncos. In April, Boise State said it would permanently paint the hash marks at the 2-yard lines and 11-yard lines orange to recognize former running back Ashton Jeanty and Moore, respectively.
“Such a key for going forward is honor,” Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson said Tuesday. “We’ve got to honor Kellen, which we’re doing today. ... Coach Pete, Ashton, I can name 100 people, players, coaches that we’ve got to find a way to honor.”
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