With college season cut short, is Dante Moore still a first-round pick? Why the answer isn’t so simple

Dante Moore's season is over, and with it, his last opportunity to answer some lingering questions about his NFL future. But here's the thing: The concussion that sidelined Oregon's quarterback is not the biggest concern for teams considering investing a first-round pick in him next April.

"I think they're going to have more questions about the variance in play as opposed to the concussion," former Titans general manager Ran Carthon said Wednesday on the With the First Pick podcast, which we co-host. "The bigger question for NFL teams is going to be what happened this year at Oregon."

And that's where things get complicated.

Moore entered 2026 as my QB1 and the No. 1 overall prospect on my big board. He had the arm talent, accuracy and ability to make throws that easily translate to the NFL. Had he declared for the 2026 draft instead of returning to Oregon, he would've been the second QB off the board after Fernando Mendoza, almost certainly going to the Jets at No. 2 overall.

Instead, Moore returned to Eugene with a chance to cement his status as a top-five pick in 2027. Four games later, he suffered a concussion against USC, and Oregon…

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