Sio Moore
| No. 51 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | May 2, 1990 Monrovia, Liberia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | Connecticut | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 3 / pick: 66 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2015 | |||||||||||
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Snorsio Alston "Sio" Moore (born May 2, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Connecticut.[1]
Early years
Moore was born in Liberia in West Africa, and moved to the New Haven, Connecticut area when he was a child.[2] He attended Apex High School in Apex, North Carolina, where he was a letterman in football and track. He played football as a linebacker, running back and fullback. He earned All-area and All-Tri Seven Football League honors as a fullback and linebacker as a senior.
Prior to signing with Connecticut, Moore made a visit to their summer camp in Storrs, where he was timed at 4.54 in the 40-yard dash, 4.41 in the short shuttle, had a 38.5-inch (99 cm) vertical jump, broad jumped 10-foot-2 (3.13 m) and ran the 100-meter dash in 11.1 seconds.[3]
Regarded only as a two-star prospect grade by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, Moore was ranked No. 50 among the nation’s weak-side linebackers. He signed his national letter of intent to attend Connecticut on July 12, 2007.[4]
College career
While attending the University of Connecticut, he played for the Connecticut Huskies football team from 2008 to 2012.[1] During his college career he totaled 274 tackles, 16 quarterback sacks and four interceptions.[1] Following his senior season in 2012, he was a first-team All-Big East Conference selection, and was invited to play in both the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl.[1]
Professional career
NFL Draft
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.65 s | 1.58 s | 2.64 s | 4.31 s | 7.49 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
29 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
Oakland Raiders
Moore was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round, with the 66th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft. On October 27, 2013, Moore picked up 2 sacks and 5 tackles in a 21-18 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Indianapolis Colts
Moore was traded to the Indianapolis Colts on September 4, 2015 for sixth round pick in the 2016 NFL draft.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Connecticut Huskies bio
- ^ Sio Moore: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Connecticut OLB
- ^ http://www.steelersdepot.com/2013/04/steelers-2013-draft-connecticut-lb-sio-moore-scouting-report-profile/
- ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Sio-Moore-70216
- ^ NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Sio-Moore
- ^ Wesseling, Chris. "Sio Moore traded by Raiders to Colts for draft pick". NFL.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.