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Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
247Sports | 4 | 93 | #6 S | #2 |
Rivals | 3 | – | #32 ATH | #14 |
ESPN | 4 | 251 | #15 ATH | #7 |
247Sports Composite | 4 | 205 | #18 S | #6 |
Vitals
Hometown | Delran (NJ) |
Projected Position | Safety |
Height | 6-foot |
Weight | 200-pounds |
Recruitment
Moten’s recruitment was quiet, especially from a national perspective.
Ranked highly now by 247Sports and in the 247Sports Composite, such wasn’t the case, as this past February, Moten was ranked as low as 839 overall.
With offers from Penn State and Virginia Tech, Moten pledged to Michigan on July 27 during an unofficial visit.
Readiness Level
How soon they could participate
Early Enrollee?
Yes
Notes (via MGoBlue.com)
Prep
• Attended Delran High School (2020), coached by Garrett Lucas; four-year starter in both football and baseball
• As a senior, helped Delran to an 8-2 record including eight straight wins, a playoff appearance, and a West Jersey Football League sectional title after a win in the NJSIAAS South Group II quarterfinal
• Led the team to its first sectional championship since 1992, snapping a 27-year streak
• Part of a 7-1 team as a junior in 2018
• Will play both football and baseball (OF) at Michigan; an R/R pitcher and centerfielder at Delran
• Earned first-team South Jersey Baseball All-Star recognition for the Co-Burlington County Scholastic League Patriot Division Champion Bears as a junior in 2018
• Two-time first-team All-South Jersey selection by the Inquirer as a baseball playerKey Statistics
• Finished prep career with 3,500 all-purpose yards and 41 touchdowns to go along with 79 solo tackles, eight sacks, eight fumble recoveries and 14 interceptions
• Made 61 tackles with two tackles for loss and two interceptions on defense in 2019
• As a senior, added 325 rushing yards and six touchdowns on the ground plus seven catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns receiving
• Helped lead a defense that gave up 17.3 points per game in 2019 including 12.8 points per contest in the regular season
• In 2018, intercepted five passes and added 13 breakups from the safety position
• Ran for 1,305 yards with 16 touchdowns, caught 16 passes for another 300 yards and four touchdowns, and threw two touchdown passes on offense as a junior
Baseball Statistics
• As a junior in 2019, hit .508 with 30 hits, seven doubles, three triples, six home runs, 25 RBIs, 28 runs scored and 13 stolen bases in 23 games while earning a 5-1 record as a starting pitcher with a 1.75 ERA and 35 strikeouts
• Hit .514 as a sophomore in 2018; also helped lead Delran to consecutive Carpenter Cup championship series title games and a 2019 titleHonors and Rankings
• Rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports Composite rankings, the 205th overall player nationally, the 18th-best safety and the No. 6 player in New Jersey
• Four-star prospect according to 247Sports; No. 93 nationally, the No. 6 safety and the No. 2 player in New Jersey
• Listed at No. 251 in the ESPN300, ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 15 player at his position and the No. 7 player in his state
• Rivals.com three-star recruit listed No. 32 at his position and No. 14 in the state of New Jersey
• PrepStar Magazine Top 350 All-American; rated as the No. 9 prospect in New Jersey, the 16th-best athlete in the country and the 338th overall recruit nationally
• Maxwell Football Club Mini Max honoree in New Jersey
• Named to the first-team All-Star defense by the coaches of the West Jersey Football League
• Selected to participate in the All-American Bowl
• Attended Nike The Opening regional camp and tested to MVP honors; also earned honorable mention top performer recognition from 247Sports
• Three-time first team all-conference, all-county and All-South Jersey (2017-19)
• Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior
• Selected second-team all-conference and all-county as a freshmanPersonal
• Ronald Edwin Moten Jr. was born April 23, 2002
• Son of Pat Brown and Ron Moten Sr.
• Father, Ron, played at the University of Florida and was a sixth-round draft choice by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1987; played for the team from 1987-91
Film
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