Moats is currently in his second year of earning his master's degree online, saying he values education greatly.

It was Moats' hit that eventually led to Favre's consecutive starts streak ending at 297 when he did not play against the New York Giants the following week.

Moats earned this honor through his work with the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County and other local groups.

The next game, he got his first start with the Steelers in place of an injured Jarvis Jones and made one solo tackle in a 24-27 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In the second game of the season, he made three combined tackles and was credited with half a sack after taking down San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick while helping his team rout the 49ers 43-18.

On January 3, 2016, Moats racked up a season-high six solo tackles and sacked Cleveland Browns quarterback Austin Davis, helping the Steelers win 28-12.

On January 9, 2016, he collected five combined tackles as the Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 18-16 in an AFC Wild-card matchup.

Moats finished the 2015 season with 35 combined tackles, four sacks, and two pass deflections and appeared in all 16 games and started 11.

He started the season opener in place of an injured Dupree and made one tackle and a pass deflection in a 38-16 win over the Washington Redskins.

The next game, Moats collected three combined tackles and sacked Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton, helping the Steelers win 24-16.