Jordan Moore, Duke Football News: Draft Scout Player News

08/16/22 - WR Jordan Moore, Sr/2025, Duke

With Duke's starting quarterback position battle still unsettled, one obvious thing from the first two weeks of practice is Jordan Moore will impact the offense one way or another. Moore continues to split practice time with fellow sophomore quarterback Riley Leonard working with the first and second team. But there are also times when the two are on the field together since Moore is also catching passes as a wide receiver, giving Duke another way to take advantage of his ability to make tacklers miss and his breakaway speed. Mike Elko, Duke's first-year head coach, has yet to decide if Moore or Leonard will start when the Blue Devils open their season Sept. 2 against Temple at Wallace Wade Stadium.

But even when that choice is made, it's far from final. "However this thing shakes out," Elko said on Aug. 5 in his only press conference since fall practice started, "there'll be internal competition during the year, too. Like, we never want to be a program that gets stagnant. I think that the best way you stop that from happening is you have internal competition always. So I don't imagine that it'll really change much other than one guy will go out there first." At the same time, Duke needs as many playmakers on the field as possible. Winless in ACC play during the final season of David Cutcliffe's coaching tenure last season, the Blue Devils will enter the season riding a 13-game ACC losing streak that dates back to 2020. The 6-foot, 195-pound Moore, whom Duke has not made available for interviews this month, routinely makes plays in practice worthy of him being an important part of Duke's plans. Last season, he played in 10 games as a reserve. He ran for three touchdowns while averaging a healthy 5.02 yards per carry (221 yards on 44 attempts). That included a 40-yard run in Duke's 48-17 loss at Virginia Tech and a 38-yard run when Duke lost 31-28 at Charlotte. - Herald Sun

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