While at Hayti High School Moore was a standout wide receiver and cornerback earning all-state honors on both sides of the ball.

Moore chose to play college football at the University of Missouri over schools such as Oklahoma, Purdue, Mississippi, Arkansas and Illinois, among others.

As a senior in 2008, he battled through numerous injuries which cost him to miss two full games and parts of two others.

[2] He wore the number 25 to honor his Missouri teammate Aaron O'Neal, who died during a voluntary workout in the summer of 2005.

[3] He was the fifth-leading tackler for the Atlanta Falcons in 2010, and was tied with Brent Grimes as the leader in interceptions, with five each.