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USA Today
07-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Bengals undrafted free agents: Jordan Moore profile
Among the undrafted players who have reportedly joined the Cincinnati Bengals is a two-time All-ACC honoree and one of Duke's all-time leading receivers. Let's meet Duke wide receiver Jordan Moore. Moore had a productive final season at Duke in 2024, catching 55 passes for 861 yards and eight touchdowns. He led the team in receiving yards and was second in receptions and touchdowns. For his career, Moore played in 49 games and had 35 starts, catching 177 passes for 2,352 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also added three rushing touchdowns. RELATED: Bengals free agents remaining after 2025 NFL draft Moore was named All-ACC twice, earning Second Team honors in 2023 and Third Team honors in 2024. He was also a three-time Academic All-ACC pick (2022-24). Moore, a three-star recruit from Sykesville, Maryland, comes from a very athletic family. His father is the all-time leader in goals and points for Goucher College soccer. His brother (Jayden, Duke) and cousins (Bisi, Penn; Wande, New Hampshire/Yale; Noah, Navy) either are currently or have played collegiate football. His sister, Skylar, also attends Duke. RELATED: 2025 NFL draft: RAS scores for new Bengals rookie class
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Yahoo
Former Duke University football player charged in killing of woman in Charlotte
A former Duke University football player was charged with murder late Thursday in the killing of Whitney Elizabeth Hurd, who was found stabbed to death in July in a south Charlotte townhome. Brandon David Braxton, 33, of Charlotte, was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon, Mecklenburg County jail records show. He was in the Mecklenburg County jail without bond on Saturday. Braxton is accused of stabbing the 32-year-old Hurd to death in her home on Werburgh Street, then taking her BMW and iPhone, according to Mecklenburg County court records. Braxton was a two-time Academic All-ACC selection at Duke, where he played from 2010 to 2013. He was a wide receiver who also played safety in 2012, according to the Duke football roster. He played the 2008-09 seasons at Providence High in Charlotte. Braxton was ranked the 94th-top wide receiver in the country and the 16th-best overall prospect in North Carolina by He lettered the 2007 season at St. Ignatius High in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, David Braxton, lettered from 1986 to 1988 as a defensive end at Wake Forest and was a second-round draft pick in 1989 by the Minnesota Vikings. Over six seasons, he played for the Vikings, Phoenix (Arizona) Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals. Brandon Braxton has several other charges pending in court, The Charlotte Observer reported, including two from 2024. He was charged with assaulting a woman on Oct. 27 after he attempted to grab the top of her shorts, an arrest warrant said. He was also charged with indecent exposure after he exposed his nude body to a person that same day at the corner of Sixth and Church streets, an affidavit said.
