{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Derek Moye | image = | image_size = | caption = | current_team = | number = 14 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|12}} | birth_place = Rochester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lbs = 210 | high_school = Rochester Area | college = Penn State | undraftedyear = 2012 | pastteams = * Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2012}})* * New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2012}})* * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2014}}) * Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})* | status = | statseason = | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 2 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 20 | statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns | statvalue3 = 1 }} '''Derek Robert Moye''' (born August 12, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, he was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
==Early life== Moye attended Rochester Area High School in Rochester, Pennsylvania, where he was a four-sport standout. In football, he gained over 3100 rushing and receiving yards combined in his junior and senior seasons and scored 53 touchdowns. He was recruited to Penn State by Tom Bradley and committed in January 2007.<ref name="rivals">{{cite web | url = http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Derek-Moye-43383 | title = Derek Moye Rivals Profile | accessdate = September 20, 2009 | publisher = Rivals}}</ref> He also earned first-team All-section honors in basketball and baseball.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/derek_moye_311817.html |title=Derek Moye Profile - Penn State Official Athletic Site |website=www.gopsusports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330001311/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/derek_moye_311817.html |archive-date=2013-03-30}}</ref>
In track & field, Moye was one of the state's top sprinters. He recorded a career-best time of 11.04 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 2006 Pennsylvania T&F State Championships, where he took 7th in the finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pa.milesplit.com/meets/15767/results/35575|title = PIAA T&F State Championships 2006 - AA Boys - Complete Results (Raw)}}</ref> He won the 200-meter dash (22.04 s) and 400-meter dash (48.04 s) Class AA state titles at the 2007 Pennsylvania T&F State Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pa.milesplit.com/meets/20729/results/48181|title = PIAA T&F State Championships 2007 - AA Boys - Complete Results (Raw)}}</ref>
==College career== Moye entered the 2009 season starting at wide receiver. Since he redshirted his freshman season, Moye was an academic Junior with Sophomore eligibility. He finished his sophomore eligibility year with 48 receptions for 785 yards. Moye finished his junior year with 53 catches for 885 yards with a 16.7 yards per catch average and 8 touchdowns. For his senior year, he was elected captain and had 40 receptions for 654 yards with 3 touchdowns.
In his career, he had 144 receptions for 2,395 yards and 18 touchdowns. He is the seventh all-time leading receiver at Penn State.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Penn State Nittany Lions Receiving Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/receiving.html |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Professional career==
===2012 NFL draft=== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 4 | weight = 209 | dash = 4.44 | ten split = 1.56 | twenty split = 2.63 | shuttle = 4.23 | cone drill = 6.96 | vertical = 33 1/2 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 7 | bench = 10 | wonderlic = | arm span = | hand span = | note = Measurables are from NFL Combine and Pro Day<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=71069&draftyear=2012&genpos=WR | title=Hall of Football }}</ref> }}
After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, Moye signed a free agent deal with the Miami Dolphins. He was waived on June 12, 2012, and the New Orleans Saints claimed him off waivers on June 13. On November 7, 2012, the Pittsburgh Steelers added him to the practice squad. On December 5, 2012, the Steelers released Moye, however, they re-signed him to the practice squad on December 12, 2012. The Steelers brought Moye back for the 2013 preseason and he performed well, leading the team with 10 catches and 149 yards. In the 4th and final pre-season game, an errant pass intended for Moye was intercepted by Carolina Panthers defensive back Josh Norman at Carolina's 8-yard line; Moye ran the length of the field and made a spectacular tackle. Some felt this effort and determination in the final preseason game helped him secure the fifth and final WR spot on the 53 man roster.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/82617/observation-deck-steelers-panthers|title=Observation deck: Steelers-Panthers|date=August 30, 2013}}</ref>
Moye caught the first touchdown of his professional career in Week 2 of the 2013 season, during Pittsburgh's 20-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football.
He was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad on October 22, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kffl.com/player/26037/nfl/news |title=Derek Moye |publisher=kffl.com |accessdate=October 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204195009/http://www.kffl.com/player/26037/nfl/news |archivedate=December 4, 2014 }}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Twitter}} * [http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/Derek-Moye/add1feaf-f24d-419f-a786-6ae590f0ad8e New Orleans Saints bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824150626/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/Derek-Moye/add1feaf-f24d-419f-a786-6ae590f0ad8e |date=August 24, 2012 }} * [http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/moye_derek00.html Penn State Nittany Lions football bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515082611/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/moye_derek00.html |date=May 15, 2009 }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moye, Derek}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:People from Rochester, Pennsylvania Category:Players of American football from Beaver County, Pennsylvania Category:American football wide receivers Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football players Category:Miami Dolphins players Category:New Orleans Saints players Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players