1. Kellen Christopher Moore was born on July 5,1988 and is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
36 Facts About Kellen Moore
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Kellen Moore played college football for the Boise State Broncos, setting the Football Bowl Subdivision record for quarterback wins.
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Kellen Christopher Moore was born on July 5,1988, in Prosser, Washington.
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Kellen Moore was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Washington.
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Kellen Moore earned league player of the year honors as well as First-team All-league recognition as a sophomore, junior and senior.
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Kellen Moore set Washington state career records for completions and touchdown passes.
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Kellen Moore set state single-season records for completions, yards and touchdown passes.
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Kellen Moore was named to Phil Steele Publications' Second-team All-WAC and voted to the Football Writers Association of America's freshman All-America team.
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Kellen Moore ranked 12th in nation in passing efficiency and 24th in total offense, averaging 265.85 yards per game and was first in WAC in passing efficiency and second in total offense and average passing yards per game.
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Kellen Moore completed 281 of 405 passes for 3,486 yards with 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
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In January 2009, Kellen Moore was ranked as the 37th-best returning player in college football by College Football News.
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Kellen Moore finished the 2009 regular season with the highest passer efficiency rating in Division I-A with a rating of 167.3.
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Kellen Moore started against widely favored TCU and played the entire game.
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Kellen Moore was named one of ten finalists for the Manning Award.
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Kellen Moore was First-team All-WAC and the WAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2009 and finished 7th in Heisman voting for 2009.
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Kellen Moore contributed 3 passing touchdowns in the game with a final game-winning strike to Austin Pettis with 1:14 remaining in the game.
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Kellen Moore was mentioned by major sports media as a top candidate for the 2010 Heisman Trophy.
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Kellen Moore was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, the Maxwell Award, and the Manning Award.
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Kellen Moore was named the Touchdown Club of Columbus Quarterback of the Year.
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Kellen Moore was ranked ahead of Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck and Oregon running back LaMichael James who both finished ahead of Moore in the 2010 Heisman voting.
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Kellen Moore only needed 8 wins during the 2011 season to pass Colt McCoy for most wins by a quarterback in NCAA history.
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Kellen Moore threw his 100th touchdown pass against Georgia during week one.
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Kellen Moore was one of three finalists for the Maxwell Award along with Andrew Luck and Trent Richardson.
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Kellen Moore ended 2011 ranked first in the FBS in completion percentage.
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Kellen Moore was projected as a late draft pick or priority free agent.
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Kellen Moore was not selected in the 2012 NFL draft, but was signed immediately post-draft by the Detroit Lions.
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On February 21,2014, it was announced the Lions would not place a restricted free agent tender offer on Kellen Moore, allowing him to explore other NFL options.
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On September 6,2015, Kellen Moore was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad, reuniting with former Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan.
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Kellen Moore was the team's backup for two games, until the Cowboys acquired quarterback Matt Cassel.
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Kellen Moore became the fifth quarterback in team history to throw for 400 or more yards in a single game and passed for the sixth-most yards in team history in a single game.
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In 2016, Kellen Moore suffered a fractured fibula on his right leg during a training camp practice on August 2 and was placed on injured reserve on August 30.
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In 2018, after retiring from the NFL, Kellen Moore became the Cowboys' quarterbacks coach after long-time coach Wade Wilson retired.
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On January 31,2019, the Cowboys announced that Kellen Moore had been promoted to offensive coordinator.
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On January 29,2023, after their playoff exit, the Cowboys and Kellen Moore mutually agreed to part ways.
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On January 30,2023, Kellen Moore was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers as their new offensive coordinator under third-year head coach Brandon Staley.
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On February 11,2025, Kellen Moore was hired as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.