2017 Football Roster
Roster
Jaylon Moore
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Mitchell HS
- High School:
- Mitchell HS
Awards and Honors
- 2019 The CFB Network All-Ohio Valley first team
- 2019 Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team
- 2018 Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team
2019: Named to The CFB Network All-Ohio Valley first team…Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team...Played in nine games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver while starting in seven games…Missed five games due to injury…Tallied 16 receptions for 292 yards…Notched five touchdowns…Averaged 18.2 yards per catch...Recorded touchdowns against Northwestern State (Aug. 29), Austin Peay (Nov. 9) and Tennessee State (Nov. 16)…Best game came against Austin Peay (Nov. 9) with five receptions for 87 yards and three touchdowns…Tallied a season-long 43-yard reception against Northwestern State (Aug. 29)…Posted three kick returns against Kentucky (Nov. 23) for 38 yards.
2018: Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team…Played and started in all 11 games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Tallied 52 receptions for 799 yards…Recorded a team-high eight touchdown receptions…Ranked fourth in the OVC with 72.6 yards per game, seventh with 4.7 receptions per game and eighth in touchdowns (eight)…Averaged 15.4 yards per catch…Notched four 100-yard receiving games against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 8), Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27), Jacksonville State (Nov. 3) and Tennessee State (Nov. 17)…Averaged 72.6 receiving yards per game…Posted his best game against Tennessee State (Nov. 17) in which he tallied season highs with eight receptions, 180 receiving yards and a pair of touchdown…Scored touchdowns against Chattanooga (Sept. 15), Austin Peay (Sept. 22), Murray State (Sept. 29), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 20), Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27), Jacksonville State (Nov. 3) and Tennessee State (Nov. 17).
2017: Played in 10 games for the Skyhawks while earning seven starts at wide receiver…Tallied 18 receptions for 297 yards…Notched four touchdown receptions…Averaged 16.5 yards per catch…Notched a season-long 67-yard touchdown reception at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 21)…Tallied touchdown receptions against Clarion (Aug. 31), No. 15 Chattanooga (Sept. 16), Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 21) and Eastern Illinois (Oct. 28)…Averaged 28.7 all-purpose yards per game.
2016: Saw action in nine games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Tallied six receptions for 104 yards…Caught one touchdown…Averaged 17.3 yards per catch…Best game came against Bacone College (Sept. 17) with two receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown…Recorded a season-high three receptions at Georgia State (Oct. 22)…Notched one rush for six yards at Cincinnati (Sept. 1).
2015: Redshirted.
BEFORE UTM: Was a standout wide receiver at Mitchell High School under head coach Vernon Woods…Earned Class 2A all-state honors by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association while also garnering first team All-District 16A accolades…Accumulated 1,147 receiving yards on 53 receptions as a senior, hauling in 15 touchdowns while adding another rushing score…Recorded 15 tackles with three interceptions on defense in 2014…Helped the Tigers to the Class 2A state quarterfinals as a junior…Highlighted by Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper as a “Best of the Preps” honoree in 2014…Helped the West team to a 28-16 win in the eighth annual Toyota East-West Tennessee All-Star Game.
PERSONAL: Born on July 1, 1997…Son of Hollis Moore...Majoring in business and global affairs.
