Coming into the 2024 season, the biggest questions for Duke wide receiver [autotag]Jordan Moore[/autotag] revolved around how much of a mark he could leave in the school record books.
In 2023, just his second season playing the position, he finished with 62 receptions, 835 yards, and eight touchdowns to lead the Blue Devils in all three categories. With new offensive coordinator Jonathan Brewer indicating that he wanted to throw the ball more this fall, it felt like Moore could be the first wideout since Jamison Crowder in 2014 to reach the 1,000-yard barrier.
Through two games, it feels like Duke football fans might have aimed a little too low.
Moore caught 11 passes for 121 yards against Northwestern on Friday, his second consecutive 100-yard game to start the season. After Week 2, the senior has 18 catches (tied for the most in the ACC) for 233 yards (the fourth-most in the conference).
It’d be a tall task with some of the ACC defenses on the schedule, but projected over a 12-game regular season, Moore is on pace for 108 receptions and 1,398 yards. That would tie Crowder’s single-season catch record and barely break his yardage record of 1,360, both set in 2013.
Moore would only need 1,150 yards this season to finish second on Duke’s single-season leaderboard, meaning he could average 91.7 yards per game over the final 10 contests and still reach that mark. He’d need to average 112.7 yards per game to break Crowder’s single-season record.
The senior also seems like a sure bet to reach the program’s top 10 in career receiving yards. With 1,724 yards to his credit already, he’s currently 13th on the all-time list. He needs 574 more yards to pass Corey Thomas for 10th in school history, and breaking Crowder’s record would move him all the way into sixth.