As a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, expectations were tempered for former Alabama safety Malachi Moore as he embarks upon his rookie season for the New York Jets. Perhaps they shouldn't have been.
In the Jets' final preseason game on Friday before the start of the regular season, Moore flashed his potential to become not just a starting safety in the NFL, but perhaps a star and future Pro Bowler. Moore has always played with elite football instincts, and those, along with his ability to be a ballhawk, were on full display for the Jets against the Eagles.