Moore Impressive in Early Stages of NFL Scouting Combine

Appalachian State running back Jalin Moore is off to an impressive start at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
 
Moore, who measured in at 5-foot-10 and 212 pounds on Wednesday, ranked No. 2 among the 28 invited running backs with 27 reps on the 225-pound bench press on Thursday.
 
On Friday, running backs will take the field for the first day of on-field workouts. That session begins at 9 a.m. and will be televised by the NFL Network.
 
Labeled by many in the fall as the Sun Belt's top NFL prospect, Moore increased his career totals to 3,570 rushing yards and 34 total touchdowns before he suffered a season-ending ankle fracture and dislocation Oct. 9. He finished as App State's all-time leader at 6.13 yards per carry for his career and is No. 6 in career rushing yards.

The ankle injury occurred at the end of a 27-yard touchdown run in which Moore, whose ability to squat 650 pounds helped put him at No. 1 among running backs on NFL.com's list of the most "freakish athletes" in college football, pulled a defender on his back for the final 10 yards.

A two-time team captain, Moore had four games with at least 235 rushing yards for App State and entered his senior year with consecutive seasons of more than 1,000 rushing yards. At the time of his injury, he ranked No. 2 among active FBS players in career rushing yards.
 
His abbreviated senior season included two-touchdown performances in which he rushed for 119 yards on eight carries against Gardner-Webb and 123 yards on 19 carries against South Alabama. He scored on a career-long run of 81 yards in the Gardner-Webb game and had a career-high five catches in the overtime loss at Penn State, where he broke two tackles on a go-ahead, 16-yard touchdown with 1:47 left in regulation.