Damontre Moore

Damontre Moore (born September 11, 1992) is an American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Moore played college football for Texas A&M University. The New York Giants picked him in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Early years
Moore was born in DeSoto, Texas. He attended Rowlett High School in Rowlett, Texas, and played for the Rowlett Eagles high school football team. As a senior he had 66 tackles and six quarterback sacks.

College career
As a backup linebacker as a freshman in 2010, Moore recorded 40 tackles, 5.5 sacks and an interception. As a first-year starter as a sophomore in 2011, he had 72 tackles and 8.5 sacks. Through six games of the 2012 season, Moore is currently tied for second in the nation in sacks with 11.5. He was named a midseason All-American by SI.com and CBSSports.com.

2013 NFL Draft
Projected as a top ten pick for the draft. One of his strengths was his versatility while playing in Texas A&M. Where he played as 3-4 outside linebacker in his first two seasons and tallied a total of 14 sacks in that time span. In 2012 as the starting defensive end he exploded with 12.5 sacks. Despite his previous accomplishments, his status as a top ten pick was damaged because of his poor performance at the NFL Combine, where he had only 12 reps in the bench press (lowest among defensive linemen) and a 4.95 time in the 40-yard dash. He was projected by many draft analysts to go in the late first or early second round; however, he slid down the draft board and was eventually chosen by the New York Giants in the third round, with the 79th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft.