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What makes Kellen Moore an attractive candidate?
For the third time in five years, the Jacksonville Jaguars are searching for a new head coach.
Big Cat Country’s Jaguars head coach hiring process tracker is constantly being updated — but to provide more information on the top candidates being interviewed, we’ll be releasing in-depth profiles throughout the search.
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Next up: Kellen Moore, who will also be interviewing with the Saints for their head coach vacancy.
Born and raised in Prosser, Washington, Kellen Moore went on to become one of the most successful quarterbacks in the history of college football with the Boise State Broncos. Despite not playing for one of the blue blood programs, Moore became the winningest quarterback in college football history with a 50-3 record during his time on the blue turf. From 2007-2011, Moore set multiple records at Boise State, including holding the NCAA record for lowest percentage of passes intercepted in a career (28 interceptions in 1,658 passing attempts - 0.017%). When his time with the Broncos finally came to an end, Moore finished second in NCAA history in passing touchdowns (142), third in passing efficiency (168.97), and fifth in passing yards (14,667).
Despite this prolific college career, Moore went undrafted in 2012, instead signing a UDFA contract with the Lions. Despite spending three seasons in the Motor City, Moore never threw a pass in the regular season. He subsequently signed with the Cowboys as an understudy to Tony Romo and Brandon Weedon, and finally saw his first real NFL action in a two-game audition to end 2015. Injury in 2016 signalled the beginning of the end for Moore as a pro, and he finally hung up his cleats in 2018.
The Cowboys were impressed with Moore’s football acumen so much however, that they appointed him quarterbacks coach the very next season. It took him 12 months more to be appointed offensive coordinator in Dallas, a position he held for four years. Since then, he has spent a year each with the Chargers and Eagles respectively, both as offensive coordinator.
Moore was praised for his time as OC in Dallas, twice leading the Cowboys to a league-best output in yards and once (2021 season) leading the NFL in scoring (30.4 points per game). Dallas averaged a whopping 401.4 yards per game in that regular season. In 2022, Dallas ranked second in the NFL in points per game in the regular season (28.8) and led the league in red-zone touchdown efficiency (71.34 percent).
In those four seasons Moore oversaw the offense, the Cowboys averaged the second-most points per game in the NFL (27.7) and were second in the NFL in total offense (391 net yards per game) with top 10 passing and rushing production. They also ranked in the top four in third-down percentage (44 percent) in those four seasons. Whilst his time in LA was blighted with injury to his...
