The Colorado Buffaloes have a clear opening for a receiver to step forward this fall, and DeAndre Moore Jr. looks like the best bet to seize it.
With new offensive coordinator Brennan Marion bringing the “Go-Go” offense to Boulder, the pieces are starting to come into focus for quarterback Julian Lewis and coach Deion Sanders. Lewis is already eager to see the system take off, but the Buffaloes still need a wideout who can give the attack a real jolt. Moore, the Texas Longhorns transfer, checks a lot of those boxes.
The first and most obvious one is speed. Moore can stretch the field and force defenses to respect the deep ball, which matters in an offense built around play action.
That vertical threat is exactly what Marion needs. San Jose State transfer Danny Scudero has drawn attention for how he fits, but Moore is the player who can truly unlock the explosive side of this scheme.
Texas leaned on Moore when it wanted to push the ball downfield, and he delivered. In two SEC games against Florida and Georgia, he averaged more than 24 yards per catch. Now he’s headed into a Colorado offense that should create more one-on-one chances for its playmakers, and the early connection between Lewis and Moore could help set the tone for the whole unit.
Moore brings more than straight-line speed, though. He also showed at Texas that he takes blocking seriously, becoming one of the Longhorns’ better blocking receivers last season.
At 6-0 and 192 pounds, he’s willing to throw his body around, clear space in the run game and get physical with defenders. That matters in Marion’s offense, which leans on exotic RPO looks and designed runs to attack the perimeter.
That willingness to block fits the tone Colorado wants from its wideouts. If the Buffaloes are handing the ball off or pitching it outside, Moore is the kind of receiver Marion and Sanders can trust to mix it up with linebackers, safeties and cornerbacks.
There’s also a smart, patient side to his game. Colorado will need someone who can settle into soft spots when defenses sit back in zone coverage, and Moore has shown he can do that. He developed a good feel for when to work into openings and gave Texas quarterback Arch Manning an underneath option at times.
Scudero may profile more as the short-to-intermediate target in this offense, and he should draw his own share of attention. But that only helps Moore. With defenses forced to account for other weapons, he has a chance to use his speed, physicality and awareness to become the receiver who gives Colorado’s offense its biggest lift.
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