He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave, just down the road from his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he was a standout performer at Belaire High School.
Moore ran for 1,138 yards as a junior and 1,421 as a sophomore, respectively, to set Tulane's single-season rushing record.
Moore became only the second player in Tulane history to run for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons, joining Eddie Price in 1948–49.
He scored a pair of ground TDs and caught a touchdown pass against East Carolina.
He was named to Doak Walker and Walter Camp Award watch lists honoring the top running back and player in college football.
Moore started the first 9 games of the season but missed the final 3 with broken hand that required surgery.
Moore recorded 115 yards rushing and 55 receiving against Army before suffering season-ending broken hand.
He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 119th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft out of Tulane University.
[4] At the end of the 2010 season, Moore and the Steelers appeared in Super Bowl XLV against the Green Bay Packers.
The Colts re-signed him in December in time to play against Houston, but he lost a key fumble on the Indianapolis goal line in the loss.
Moore took 24 credits in spring 2004 so he could graduate on time with a double major in Finance and Accounting from Tulane University.
Moore is active in the Twin Cities community with the National Football Foundation, United Way, and Memorial Blood Center.
Moore was a member of the National Honor Society at Belaire High School in Baton Rouge.