NFL wide receiver, former Big 10 All-American dies at 25
He was not on the list.
NFL wide receiver and former Purdue star Rondale Moore has died at the age of 25, the Floyd County Coroner told local station WLKY on Saturday
Fox 9’s Ahmad Hicks reported that New Albany Police Chief Todd Bailey said that Moore, who was on the Minnesota Vikings roster last season, was found dead in his garage from “a suspected self-inflicted gunshot.”
Moore burst onto the scene in 2018 as a stud freshman with the Boilermakers. The speedster had 114 receptions for 1,258 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns in addition to 21 rushes for 213 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps the most legendary performance of his career came that year against Ohio State, where he had 12 receptions for 170 yards and two touchdowns in the 49-20 upset over the Buckeyes.
Moore stayed with the Boilermakers for the next two seasons battling injuries before heading to the NFL, where he was a second-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Standing at 5-foot-7, he was sought after as a special YAC receiver. He spent the 2021 through 2023 with the Cardinals before being traded to the Falcons.
In 2025, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings but suffered a season-ending knee injury in training camp that ended his season early. Moore was scheduled to be a free agent in March.
Over his career, Moore had 1,201 yards on 135 receptions and
four total touchdowns.
An autopsy has been scheduled.
Career information
High school Trinity
(Louisville, Kentucky)
College Purdue
(2018–2020)
NFL draft 2021:
2nd round, 49th overall pick
Career history
Arizona Cardinals (2021–2023)
Atlanta Falcons (2024)
Minnesota Vikings (2025)
Awards and highlights
Paul Hornung Award (2018)
Paul Warfield Trophy (2018)
Consensus All-American (2018)
Big Ten Receiver of the Year (2018)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2018)
First-team All-Big Ten (2018)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions 135
Receiving yards 1,201
Receiving touchdowns 3
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