FOUNTAIN - Colorado spent the first week of fall camp getting a closer look at what DeAndre Moore Jr. can bring now that he’s healthy, and the early returns have been encouraging.
The 6-foot, 190-pound receiver arrived from Texas with a strong college track record, and after sitting out spring ball because of a lower-body injury, he has wasted little time showing why he was such an appealing addition. Moore has stood out offensively in the Buffs’ preseason practices, and the move into Colorado’s Go-Go offense has come with less adjustment than he expected.
“I think the good thing about me coming to this offense was we ran a lot of similar stuff at my last school,” Moore said. “It wasn't that big of a learning gap for me, so I could kind of jump in and know how to run the routes already.
It was more so me just getting through that injury, rehabbing every single day, making sure I'm on top of my stuff, making sure I'm getting the extra film because I'm not out there. I can't go mess up the rep, so I could eventually get it right.
I had to make sure I was on top of all of my stuff, and the coaches did a tremendous job of helping me navigate that.”
Moore’s production at Texas speaks for itself. He put up just under 1,000 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns over his final two seasons before entering the transfer portal in January.
Colorado emerged as a natural fit, and offensive coordinator Brennan Marion was a major part of that pull. Marion had recruited Moore to Texas about five years ago, long before the two linked up again in Boulder.
“B is like an uncle. I've been knowing the guy since I was about 16 years old when he was recruiting me to Texas,” Moore said.
“My role is however I can help the team win. That's what I'm here for.
If I gotta go down on punt (team) and make an impact, that's what I'm gonna do. If I gotta go stick my nose in there and block for my guy DT (running back DeKalon Taylor), that's exactly what I'm gonna do.”
Marion likes what he’s seeing from his new receiver, especially the attitude.
“He's a team guy,” Marion said. “He's going to try to play every special teams, he's going to try to do everything right.
From that standpoint, he's going to show up every day, he's going to work hard, and he's going to say something when he sees something. He's not just going to sit there and see something be wrong and not say anything.
If you want to be a leader, you have to actually have confrontational moments sometimes.”
Colorado’s wide receiver group is already dealing with early depth questions, much like it did in spring. Moore and Joseph Williams are back healthy, but Danny Scudero and Kam Perry remain in the mix as well. Deion Sanders said Thursday that he expects Scudero to return before the season opener, while Perry “will be alright.”
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