University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2024 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 40
Khalid Moore
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Poplarville, Miss.
- High School:
- Poplarville HS
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
2023 (Redshirt Freshman, Mississippi State): Appeared in five games…Made his Bulldog debut against Alabama.
2022 (Freshman, Mississippi State): Did not appear in any games…Earned a redshirt.
High School: Prepped at Poplarville High School under head coach Jay Beech … Three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … The No. 13 player in the state according to 247Sports and No. 24 by ESPN … Considered a four-star prospect by Rivals and Mississippi’s eight-ranked player … Also rated as the No. 25 outside linebacker nationally by Rivals … Wrapped his high school career with 274 total tackles, 20 sacks, eight forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries … Named to the Clarion Ledger’s 2021 Dandy Dozen as the state’s No. 11 senior … Nominated for the Mississippi High School Sports Awards Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 … Selected to play in the 2021 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Totaled six tackles, a sack and an interception in the all-star contest with 2.5 tackles for loss … Recorded 14 sacks as a senior along with 86 tackles, including 60 solo stops … Broke up nine passes, forced five fumbles and recovered two and added a safety and pair of blocked punts in his final high school season … Earned first team all-state and Class 4A Defensive MVP honors … Finished his junior year with 85 tackles, nine for loss, and five sacks … Helped lead the Hornets to the Class 4A state title game in 2020 … Earned first team all-state honors and was named to the District 7 All-MVP team in 2020
Personal: Born Khalid Jamal Moore on Sept. 13...Son of Luchious and Kimberly Moore... Has one sister, Kiersten…Majoring in Liberal Studies with a minor in Communication Studies.
2022 (Freshman, Mississippi State): Did not appear in any games…Earned a redshirt.
High School: Prepped at Poplarville High School under head coach Jay Beech … Three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … The No. 13 player in the state according to 247Sports and No. 24 by ESPN … Considered a four-star prospect by Rivals and Mississippi’s eight-ranked player … Also rated as the No. 25 outside linebacker nationally by Rivals … Wrapped his high school career with 274 total tackles, 20 sacks, eight forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries … Named to the Clarion Ledger’s 2021 Dandy Dozen as the state’s No. 11 senior … Nominated for the Mississippi High School Sports Awards Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 … Selected to play in the 2021 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Totaled six tackles, a sack and an interception in the all-star contest with 2.5 tackles for loss … Recorded 14 sacks as a senior along with 86 tackles, including 60 solo stops … Broke up nine passes, forced five fumbles and recovered two and added a safety and pair of blocked punts in his final high school season … Earned first team all-state and Class 4A Defensive MVP honors … Finished his junior year with 85 tackles, nine for loss, and five sacks … Helped lead the Hornets to the Class 4A state title game in 2020 … Earned first team all-state honors and was named to the District 7 All-MVP team in 2020
Personal: Born Khalid Jamal Moore on Sept. 13...Son of Luchious and Kimberly Moore... Has one sister, Kiersten…Majoring in Liberal Studies with a minor in Communication Studies.
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