| Hayden Moore | |
| Number: | 3 |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Clay, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 215 |
| High School: | Clay-Chalkville (AL) |
| College: | Cincinnati |
| Undraftedyear: | 2019 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Cflstatlabel1: | Games played–started |
| Cflstatvalue1: | 18–1 |
| Cflstatlabel2: | Passing completions |
| Cflstatvalue2: | 20 |
| Cflstatlabel3: | Passing attempts |
| Cflstatvalue3: | 30 |
| Cflstatlabel4: | Passing yards |
| Cflstatvalue4: | 222 |
| Cflstatlabel5: | TD–INT |
| Cflstatvalue5: | 0–4 |
| Cfl: | hayden-moore/164676/ |
Hayden Leon Moore (born July 5, 1995) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats.[1] He also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2019.[2]
In his first season as quarterback for the Bearcats, Moore threw for 1,885 yards, helping the Bearcats secure third place in their conference.[3] 2016 saw Moore play as starting QB for the first time, where he threw for 1,744, an effort that was only enough for Cincinnati to reach 4th in the division.[4] 2017 was a breakout year for Moore; however, he was unable to convert his exemplary stats into wins for the Bearcats, with Cincinnati finishing the season with only 4 wins.[5]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Cincinnati Bearcats | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 1−2 | 133 | 225 | 59.1 | 1,885 | 8.4 | 9 | 11 | 132.9 | 56 | 22 | 0.4 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 2−5 | 146 | 255 | 57.3 | 1,744 | 6.8 | 11 | 7 | 123.4 | 53 | 45 | 0.8 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 12 | 4−8 | 239 | 424 | 56.4 | 2,562 | 6.0 | 20 | 9 | 118.4 | 92 | 312 | 3.4 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 2−0 | 27 | 51 | 52.9 | 327 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 115.8 | 24 | 124 | 5.2 | 2 | ||
| Career[6] | 33 | 24 | 9−15 | 518 | 955 | 56.4 | 6,518 | 7.0 | 42 | 28 | 122.6 | 225 | 503 | 2.4 | 10 | |
On May 2, 2019, Moore signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as their third-string quarterback.[7] He played during Week 2 of the CFL Preseason, playing the second half against the Ottawa Redblacks. Moore threw 176 yards and 2 touchdowns to win the game for Hamilton.[8] Moore also played the last 8 minutes of Hamilton's Week 3 Preseason game against the Toronto Argonauts, throwing for 30 yards with 57% efficiency; however, Moore's efforts were not enough to overcome the Argos' defence, and the Ticats lost the game 30-23.[9] He re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on January 7, 2021.[10] He retired from football on June 28, 2021.[11]