DeAndre Moore II didn’t sound like a player easing into a new stop. He sounded like someone who already knows exactly why he’s in Boulder.
The Colorado transfer wide receiver spoke recently with Colorado and NFL content creator @JaKiTruth on X, and the message was simple: he feels right at home after committing to the Buffaloes in January ahead of the 2026 season.
“Extremely excited and blessed to be here. I'm happier than I've ever been. We put together a great collection of staff”
Moore also had plenty to say about the people leading the program, and he made a point of highlighting both Coach Prime and new offensive coordinator Brennan Marion.
“From the top down, Coach Prime has done it. He’s been in the shoes that we wanna be in, so he already knows what it takes," Moore said in the video, which was posytd on X. "Coach Marion has seen it at a high level, he’s done it at a high level, so we put together a really great collection of staff who will hold us to the highest standard every single day so I’m just extremely blessed and excited to be here.”
That connection with Marion isn’t new. Their relationship goes back four years, when Marion first identified Moore while he was at St.
John Bosco High School. Marion also recruited him in 2022, when he was Texas’ passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach.
Moore said Marion’s message already stood out in their first meeting with Colorado.
“In the meeting, he was like, ‘Man, I can’t wait til y’all can just come in here and we can just talk like men and you can just be at your uncle’s house like it ain’t gotta be so uptight," Moore said in the video. “We’re playing ball, and it’s what we love to do, but this is what we love to do at the end of the day, so have fun with it.”
Colorado is bringing in 40 transfers this year, and Moore is part of that group. He arrives after a three-season run at Texas, where he posted 988 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
There will be the usual adjustment period that comes with a new roster and a new offense, especially in Marion’s fast-paced system. But Moore and Marion already have a shared history, and that gives this pairing a head start. Marion went after him once, and then came back for him again.
For Buffaloes fans, that kind of repeat pursuit says plenty about what Marion sees in Moore - and what Moore could become in Colorado.
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