FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets receiver Elijah Moore's life changed on a recruiting visit to Ole Miss in 2017. His player-host was supposed to be DK Metcalf, but they had to call an audible when Metcalf was summoned to the football office on another matter. Moore was passed along to the next man up, A.J. Brown, who invited the Florida high school star into his life. Years later, Moore would help save it.
That first meeting included a long car ride, dinner at a restaurant in Oxford, Mississippi, and an in-depth conversation that lasted into the night.