UCF defensive back Brandon Moore has entered his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal as a graduate transfer, Jason Beede with 247 Sports reports.
Moore has not seen any game-time action since the first contest of the 2019 season where he recorded two total tackles before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the second half of the game against FAMU.
Before the injury, Moore was one of the Black and Gold’s top playmakers on defense.
In 2017, Moore played all 13 games and started seven of them as a redshirt freshman — he sat out his true freshman year.
Moore recorded 31 total tackles alongside a forced fumble and fumble recovery in 2017.
Moore was also able to snag an interception against No. 7 Auburn in the 2018 Chick-Fil-A Bowl to cap off UCF’s undefeated season.
In 2018, Moore followed up with 41 total tackles accompanied by an interception that was returned for a 93-yard touchdown against LSU in the 2019 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.
UCF redshirt senior defensive back Richie Grant said Moore started practicing in pads in mid-October.
UCF head coach Josh Heupel said in October that Moore has been doing great and practicing well.
“He’s been on the scout [team] side of that, much like McKenzie’s process, and just continuing to get better every day,” Heupel said on Oct. 29, 2020. “[He is] doing a great job in the weight room. Our strength staff and our medical staff have done a great job in the rehab process.”
In October, Moore was a passenger in a vehicle during a traffic-stop by UCFPD that led to teammate Antwan Collier’s arrest. Other teammates that were not necessarily passengers in the vehicle — but were present at the scene — were later dismissed. Moore was not.
Collier, Kenny Turnier, Randy Charlton, and Eric Mitchell all were dismissed from the program. Charlton and Turnier have since found new teams.
Moore never played in another game for the Knights after sustaining the knee injury.
Moore will cap off his UCF career with 77 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and two interceptions within a 19-game span.
This is a developing story.
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