Duck Commit Dakorien Moore Displays Cheat-Code Moves and Explosive Speed

As a junior Dakorien Moore caught 71 passes for 1,523 yards and 18 touchdowns while leading the Duncanville Panthers to their second straight Texas 6A Championship.

He committed to Oregon on July 4th with a fireworks display at his home, which was totally appropriate, since he plays like a human fireworks display, a fast, talented, confident wideout with exceptional route-running skills and body control.

Scott Reed, the publisher and head writer for Duck Sports Authority said in an interview with Rivals National, "You're not talking a great wide receiver; you're talking the best wide receiver Oregon is ever going to have committed to them. Dakorien has got so much skill and so much talent, and the number four overall player in the nation. To go into Texas and take him from the Longhorns, that is a massive win."

On the Panthers track team this spring Moore ran a 10.51 100 while clearing 24 feet in the long jump. He anchored a 4x200 relay team that set a national record. On the football field he's been clocked on the GPS at a blazing 22.6 miles an hour, in pads.

He's got first-round NFL potential. For Rashad Samples and Dan Lanning, snatching him out of Texas was a remarkable coup. He does things on the football field that make you go "whoa" nearly every single game. Below are some samples, with scouting notes to follow.

The cheat-code moves:

Elite hands and concentration:

Highlight film:

Scouting notes:

01: Blow-by speed. Can take the top off a defense with ridiculous ease. Defender gives an 8-yard cushion and he's clear by three yards.

:33 Shifty. Cuts in traffic at full speed without losing speed, great vision. Sets up tacklers, often they don't get a hand on him. In this he reminds me of De'Anthony Thomas, with much better hands.

:46 Acrobatic. Tremendous body control. High points a ball behind him twisting in air over a defender and comes down with it, secure though landing on his back.

1:03 Bubble screen, reverses field and outruns the whole defense. Will have to adjust a bit to college ball where it isn't quite that easy, but he is electric. The first days of Oregon practice will be a bit of a wakeup call in that he won't be able to toy with defenders and cruise in this way, playing against other players with elite speed, but he is exceptional. Explosive like few others with NFL written all over him.

1:22 Throws a block downfield to spring a teammate for a touchdown. Just gets his shoulder in the way, but that's all that's needed. Celebrates this touchdown like it was one of his own, which is nice to see.

1:29 Puts defenders in an immediate bind-- do you give him the 8-yard cushion, or press and get burned? Either way you get burned. Here, he fakes an in-route, stays outside and the QB throws it up high over the back shoulder and Moore skies to go up and get it. Almost impossible to defend. High school corners are helpless, even though this is big-time 6A Texas High School football. Explosive vertically as well as up the field.

1:38 "If we're even, I'm leavin'." Against press coverage, a shake of his shoulders at the line and good-bye. Very relaxed, natural hands. Doesn't tip that the ball is on the way, so the defender has no time to recover. Naturally strong to complete catches through contact. A big-play machine.

1:48 Post route, splits two defenders with ease for an 80-yard touchdown. Gliding runner with gears, very deceptive.

1:57 Post-corner route for another big gain. Very precise route runner, especially for an elite speed guy. Cuts with zero loss of acceleration-- Post-corner plays are ordinarily hard to run because they take time to develop, but not with this guy. He's here, he's there, he's everywhere, he's gone. Good footwork and concentration at the sideline.

2:11 Another back shoulder throw for 30 yards, High points, foot down, holds up through contact, down at the two.

2:18 Smart and well-schooled. Scramble drill, gets himself open at the back of the end zone and snares the ball with two hands. Seldom lets the ball get into his body, catches everything with his hands, which is important.

--Moore is so sudden and shifty that defenders have to play off him but when they do, it sets up possession catches where he is impossibly dangerous after the catch. He's very comfortable over the middle, turns quickly upfield and he's setting up the next guy while making the first man miss. Fights for yards after the catch, always a threat to turn a 6-yard pass into 60.