Dante Moore's Potential NFL Draft Slide Discussed By Todd McShay Amid Oregon QB's Early Struggles

Dante Moore's Oregon has gotten off to a rough start in the 2026 season after a stunning 39-31 loss against Oklahoma State and a narrow 34-27 win over Boise State to begin the campaign.

But The Ringer's NFL draft analyst, Todd McShay, doesn't think the quarterback's draft stock is being negatively affected, though he does want to see a higher level of leadership from Moore.

"Dante looks good. Like Dante is still making the throws," he noted. "There's an element you want to see as an evaluator though where at some point—we all know the level of poise he has, and the way he carries himself, and the maturity he has, and the smarts he has at that position is all highly coveted—but at some point a quarterback has to kind of take the reins of the team. Whether its vocal, whether its by example, just setting the bar. 'This is the expectation.' We now are going to see the rest of the season what Moore is made of in that regard. ... Moore's going to be a top-five pick. This is not a Cade Klubnik or Drew Allar situation where they're overrated."

Through two games Moore has thrown for 569 yards, five touchdowns and zero interceptions, completing 63.6 percent of his passes. While the completion percentage is down, he statistically looks well on his way to replicating last year's breakout campaign (3,565 yards, 30 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 71.8 completion percentage).

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Thus far, Oregon's struggles haven't taken the shine off Moore's draft stock. But if he can't help the Ducks turn their season around, it's a conversation that may be revisited until April.