2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Alabama DB Malachi Moore

From now until the 2025 NFL Draft, we hope to scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, down to Day 3 selections, and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Alabama DB Malachi Moore.

#13 Malachi Moore/DB Alabama – 6-0, 201 pounds (Graduate Student)

Measurements

The Good

– Solid overall frame, even if slightly underweight
– Physical, aggressive, and downhill player
– Closes space quickly, shows speed, and flies to the football
– Fluid and solid athlete overall
– Versatile and aligned all over the secondary, trusted to disguise coverage and rotate post-snap
– Hits produce good hit power
– Takes good angles to the ball in the air
– Finds the ball and able to make plays, not just tackle the catch
– Stays low in pedal from slot/nickel alignment, impressive click/close breaking downhill
– Fills alley against the run and embraces contact
– Comfortable in man and zone
– Experienced on special teams, especially kick coverage
– Tons of experience
– Regarded as high-character, leader, and hard worker

The Bad

– Late with eyes and can be slow to react to the ball
– Can be overaggressive downhill and needs to consistently break down to avoid missing tackles
– Pedal from FS spot is upright and tall
– Prone to giving up big plays in vertical pass game, can be late to open hips and run
– Good hitter but doesn’t deliver knockout blows
– Pure foot/long speed is only average, and overall testing is unlikely to wow
– Little older than ideal
– Nagging injury history and often played through ailments

Bio

– Turns 24 in September of 2025
– 64 career games for Crimson Tide, three-year official starter (2020, 2023, 2024), played “Star” position other years; lost snaps to Brian Branch in 2021/2022
– Career: 214 tackles (15.