He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, twice earning All-American honors and winning the Lou Groza Award in 2021.

[4] As a true freshman in 2018, Moody set a Wolverines' single-game record with six field goals in a 31–20 victory over Indiana.

[27] Moody, despite having been injured in the final preseason game, was cleared as the starting kicker for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

This made him the first rookie kicker since Justin Tucker in 2012 to go 3-for-3 or better on extra points and field goal attempts in a season opener.

[29] In Week 6, Moody had a poor performance in Cleveland, missing 2 field goals, including a potential game winning kick from 41 yards away as time expired.

[32] He missed a field goal early in each of San Francisco's two playoff victories, but ultimately made the winning kick in both.

However, the record was broken just one quarter later when opposing kicker Harrison Butker made a 57 yard field goal.

[34] Although Moody had an extra point attempt blocked in the fourth quarter, he made another field goal of over 50 yards to give San Francisco a three-point lead later in the quarter, and kicked a shorter field goal in overtime to again give the 49ers the lead before the Kansas City Chiefs scored a touchdown to win 25–22.