Ole Miss Football: Did Elijah Moore’s pro day make him a first-rounder?

Elijah Moore put up some impressive numbers at his Ole Miss football pro day but was it enough to make him a first-rounder?

Pro days are the perfect opportunity for top NFL draft prospects to improve their stock and give scouts one last look at them before the selection process begins.

For fringe first-rounders like Elijah Moore, these pro days can make or break a prospect’s draft position. With a big pro day, Moore could find himself drafted on Day 1 but with a slip-up, he could slide into the middle rounds and lose out on a good chunk of money.

Moore did the former on Thursday afternoon at Ole Miss’ pro day.

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The talented receiver is coming off a career year with Matt Corral as his quarterback, playing himself into Day 1 or Day 2 position, but most draft experts were leaning more of a second-round prospect than anything else. That was before this pro day.

Moore’s height was one thing holding teams back because a 5-foot-9, 178-pound wide out doesn’t exactly scream “go-to receiver” in the NFL. But teams got a chance to see his explosiveness and athleticism at pro day, running a lightning-fast 4.33 40-yard dash and 4-second short shuttle.

If there was ever any doubt about his speed or athleticism, it should now be quieted with this performance at the Ole Miss pro day.

Did he play himself into a first-round pick, though?

Many experts have him on that edge in the late-first round while others have him going early in the second, but I believe this was enough to nearly put him on the same level as a Rondale Moore who also had a huge pro day at Purdue. Rondale is considered a first-rounder going somewhere around the 20-30 range and I think Elijah should be in that same boat.

Teams at the end of the first round needing a receiver should jump at the opportunity to snag Elijah Moore.