Fansided · Mar 5
Dante Moore's decision to return to Oregon is validated by his ESPN analytics ranking
Dante Moore may not have been as ready for the NFL as some talent evaluators believed he was.
Dante Moore, Oregon Ducks | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesIt was not easy, but Dante Moore made the best decision for himself. Rather than enter the 2026 NFL Draft prematurely, he opted to come back to Oregon for one more season. Money is not the issue, as he will surely be able to capitalized on a boatload of NIL opportunities between now and next spring. While he would have been QB2 on most talent evaluators' big boards, Moore chose to come back.
According to where ESPN's Bill Connelly has him ranked among the Power Four, Moore is validated.
