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Kellen Moore

Kellen Christopher Moore (born July 5, 1988) is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos, setting the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) record for quarterback wins. Moore spent most of his professional career from 2012 to 2017 as a backup, seeing playing time with the Dallas Cowboys in 2015. After retiring as a player, Moore began a coaching career. He served as the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024, winning Super Bowl LIX. Moore was named the Saints' head coach the following season.

Infobox

Title
Head coach
Born
(1988-07-05) July 5, 1988 (age 37)Prosser, Washington, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight
200 lb (91 kg)
High school
Prosser
College
Boise State (2007–2011)
NFL draft
2012: undrafted
Position
Quarterback, No. 17
Passing completions
61
Passing attempts
104
Completion percentage
58.7
TD–INT
4–6
Passing yards
779
Passer rating
71.0
Regular season
3–10 (.231)

Tables

· College career › College statistics
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Legend
Career high
Legend
Led the NCAA
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Career high
· College career › College statistics
GP
GP
Season
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Yds
Passing
Pct
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
2008
2008
Season
2008
Team
Boise State
Games
13
Games
12
Games
11–1
Passing
281
Passing
405
Passing
3,486
Passing
69.4
Passing
25
Passing
10
Passing
157.1
Rushing
38
Rushing
−30
Rushing
−0.8
Rushing
1
2009
2009
Season
2009
Team
Boise State
Games
14
Games
14
Games
14–0
Passing
277
Passing
431
Passing
3,536
Passing
64.3
Passing
39
Passing
3
Passing
161.7
Rushing
24
Rushing
−5
Rushing
−0.2
Rushing
1
2010
2010
Season
2010
Team
Boise State
Games
13
Games
13
Games
12–1
Passing
273
Passing
383
Passing
3,845
Passing
71.3
Passing
39
Passing
6
Passing
182.6
Rushing
19
Rushing
−32
Rushing
−1.7
Rushing
1
2011
2011
Season
2011
Team
Boise State
Games
13
Games
13
Games
12–1
Passing
326
Passing
439
Passing
3,800
Passing
74.3
Passing
43
Passing
9
Passing
175.2
Rushing
20
Rushing
−66
Rushing
−3.3
Rushing
0
Totals
Totals
Season
Totals
Team
53
Games
52
Games
49–3
Games
1,157
Passing
1,658
Passing
14,667
Passing
69.8
Passing
142
Passing
28
Passing
169.0
Passing
101
Rushing
-133
Rushing
-1.3
Rushing
3
Season
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Yds
Pct
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
2008
Boise State
13
12
11–1
281
405
3,486
69.4
25
10
157.1
38
−30
−0.8
1
2009
Boise State
14
14
14–0
277
431
3,536
64.3
39
3
161.7
24
−5
−0.2
1
2010
Boise State
13
13
12–1
273
383
3,845
71.3
39
6
182.6
19
−32
−1.7
1
2011
Boise State
13
13
12–1
326
439
3,800
74.3
43
9
175.2
20
−66
−3.3
0
Totals
53
52
49–3
1,157
1,658
14,667
69.8
142
28
169.0
101
-133
-1.3
3
Pre-draft measurables · Professional playing career › Pre-draft
6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)
6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)
Height
6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)
Weight
197 lb(89 kg)
Arm length
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 30+1⁄4 in(0.77 m)
Hand span
9+1⁄2 in(0.24 m)
40-yard dash
4.94 s
10-yard split
1.77 s
20-yard split
2.78 s
20-yard shuttle
4.56 s
Three-cone drill
7.41 s
Vertical jump
27.0 in(0.69 m)
Broad jump
8 ft 3 in(2.51 m)
Wonderlic
26
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Wonderlic
6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)
197 lb(89 kg)
mw- .mw- 30+1⁄4 in(0.77 m)
9+1⁄2 in(0.24 m)
4.94 s
1.77 s
2.78 s
4.56 s
7.41 s
27.0 in(0.69 m)
8 ft 3 in(2.51 m)
26
All values from NFL Combine
· Professional playing career › NFL career statistics
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Y/A
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
DET
Games
0
Games
0
Games
—
Passing
DNP
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
DET
Games
0
Games
0
Games
—
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
DET
Games
0
Games
0
Games
—
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
DAL
Games
3
Games
2
Games
0–2
Passing
61
Passing
104
Passing
58.7
Passing
779
Passing
7.5
Passing
4
Passing
6
Passing
71.0
Rushing
2
Rushing
−1
Rushing
−0.5
Rushing
0
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
DAL
Games
0
Games
0
Games
—
Passing
DNP
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
DAL
Games
0
Games
0
Games
—
Total
Total
Year
Total
Team
3
Games
2
Games
0–2
Games
61
Passing
104
Passing
58.7
Passing
779
Passing
7.5
Passing
4
Passing
6
Passing
71.0
Passing
2
Rushing
−1
Rushing
−0.5
Rushing
0
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Y/A
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
2012
DET
0
0
—
DNP
2013
DET
0
0
—
2014
DET
0
0
—
2015
DAL
3
2
0–2
61
104
58.7
779
7.5
4
6
71.0
2
−1
−0.5
0
2016
DAL
0
0
—
DNP
2017
DAL
0
0
—
Total
3
2
0–2
61
104
58.7
779
7.5
4
6
71.0
2
−1
−0.5
0
· Head coaching record
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
NO
NO
Team
NO
Year
2025
Regular season
2
Regular season
10
Regular season
0
Regular season
167
Regular season
TBD in NFC South
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
2
Regular season
10
Regular season
0
Regular season
167
Regular season
0
Postseason
0
Postseason
000
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
NO
2025
2
10
0
167
TBD in NFC South
—
—
—
—
Total
2
10
0
167
0
0
000

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