[5][6] Moton received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and played offensive tackle for the North who lost 16–15 to the South.

A dozen NFL scouts attended Western Michigan's Pro Day, as Moton only ran positional drills with 13 other prospects.

He was ranked the fourth best offensive tackle in the draft by NFL analyst Mike Mayock and was ranked the fifth best offensive tackle by Sports Illustrated, NFLDraftScout.com, and ESPN.

[9][10][11] The Carolina Panthers selected Moton in the second round (64th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

[17] Set to be an unrestricted free agent, the Panthers placed the franchise tag on Moton on March 9, 2021.