The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Joshua Moore
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Yoakum, Texas
- Weight:
- 168
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Yoakum
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sport
A fourth-year wide receiver who has played in 25 games and made 15 starts ... a 2021 third-team All-Big 12 Preseason selection by Phil Steele ... named a fourth-team All-Big 12 Preseason selection by Athlon Sports in 2021 ... earned All-Big 12 honorable mention in 2020 ... was an All-America and three-time all-district honoree in high school ... a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ( spring 2021).
JUNIOR (2021)
Played in nine games with five starts ... had 24 receptions for 265 yards and three touchdowns ... caught three passes for 17 yards in the season-opening victory over Louisiana ... started at Arkansas ... had a 22-yard reception in the win over Rice ... tallied three receptions for for 24 yards against Texas Tech ... hauled in three receptions for 13 yards at TCU ... totaled four receptions and had season highs of 70 yards and two touchdowns in the Red River Showdown against Oklahoma ... had three catches for 23 yards against Oklahoma State ... registered a season-high five receptions for 64 yards and one touchdown at Baylor ... posted two receptions for 32 yards at Iowa State.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2020)
Earned All-Big 12 honorable mention ... played in and started all 10 games ... led the Longhorns with 30 catches, 472 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns ... his nine touchdowns were tied for the seventh-most in school history ... averaged a touchdown every 3.33 receptions (30 rec/5 TDs), the best reception-to-touchdown ratio by a Longhorn over a full season in the last 20 years (min 4 TDs) ... his 3.33 receptions-to-touchdown ration was the second-best among FBS receivers with at least 20 receptions in 2020, behind only BYU’s Issach Rex (37 rec/12 TDs) ... caught six passes for a career-high 127 yards and one touchdown in the season opener versus UTEP ... hauled in a 78-yard touchdown pass from QB Sam Ehlinger on Texas’ first offensive play of the season ... marked the first time since 2004 that Texas scored on its first offensive play from scrimmage in a season, when Cedric Benson rushed for a 38-yard touchdown against North Texas ... his 78-yard reception was the longest reception of his career, and farthest by a Longhorn since 2016 ... made five catches for 75 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in a comeback win at Texas Tech ... the first Longhorn to catch three touchdowns in a game since Jordan Shipley in 2012 at Oklahoma State, a span of 100 games ... caught the game-tying touchdown with 40 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, and the go-ahead touchdown in overtime ... the first player on UT record to register four touchdown receptions in the first two games of a season ... logged a career-high eight catches for 83 yards and one touchdown in the AT&T Red River Showdown versus Oklahoma ... caught two passes for 45 yards and one touchdown in a home win over Baylor ... scored the go-ahead touchdown with a 15-yard score in overtime in a road win at No. 6 Oklahoma State ... marked his seventh receiving touchdown in the first six games of the season ... caught two passes for 32 yards in the regular season finale at Kansas State ... capped his season by leading the Longhorns in receptions (5), receiving yards (86) and receiving touchdowns (2) in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado ... tied the school record for touchdown receptions in a bowl game, and was the first Longhorn to hit that mark since Jordan Shipley in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game versus Alabama.
SOPHOMORE (2019)
Redshirted.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Played in the first six games before a season-ending injury ... made seven catches for 53 yards and a touchdown ... made his career debut at Maryland ... had two receptions for seven yards against Tulsa ... had one reception for 27 yards and a touchdown against USC ... the TD was the first of his career ... had two catches for nine yards in the win over TCU ... had two catches for 10 yards in the Longhorns win over K-State ... contributed to a strong offensive effort in a 48-45 win over No. 7 Oklahoma.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Bo Robinson at Yoakum High School ... an All-America and three-time all-district selection ... played in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game ... participated in Nike’s The Opening ... recorded over 1,000 yards both rushing and receiving during his career ... named first-team All-District 14-3A in 2017 ... named second-team “Tops in Texas” by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football... rated No. 12 in the Fab 55 by the Austin American-Statesman ... rated No. 45 nationally (No. 5 ATH) and No. 5 overall in Texas by ESPN ... ranked No. 147 nationally (No. 22 WR) and No. 14 overall in Texas by 247Sports ... rated No. 150 nationally (No. 26 WR) and No. 14 overall in Texas by Rivals ... registered 492 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns on 36 carries (13.7 ypc), while catching 28 passes for 431 yards (15.4 ypr) and seven touchdowns as a senior ... also completed four passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns ... part of an offense that averaged 40.3 points per game ... helped Yoakum to a 13-2 overall record, including a 6-0 district mark with a district title, and an appearance in the 3A state semifinals in 2017 ... tabbed first-team All-District 14-3A in 2016 ... pulled in 25 receptions for 516 yards (20.6 ypr) and eight touchdowns, while rushing 35 times for 323 yards (9.2 ypc) and four touchdowns and throwing one touchdown pass as a junior ... helped Yoakum to an 11-5 overall record, including a 4-2 district mark, with an appearance in the 3A Division 1 state title game in 2016 ... selected first-team All-District 15-4A as a cornerback and second-team as a wide receiver in 2015 ... totaled 368 receiving yards with four touchdown receptions, 203 rushing yards with one rushing touchdown and 196 passing yards with one passing touchdown as a sophomore ... spent limited time on defense and as a kick/punt returner during his high school career ... also played basketball and ran track at Yoakum ... won the state championship in the Class 3A Long Jump.
PERSONAL
Son of Michelyn and Quintin Moore ... has five siblings ... brother, Jordan, is a defensive back at Texas A&M ... plans to study sport communication.
