Mercer football players Myles Redding '25 and TJ Moore '25 were both invited to rookie camps to display their talents for NFL teams following the end of last week's NFL Draft. Both players went undrafted after declaring for the draft earlier this year. The purpose of these camps are to get rookie players acclimated to playing NFL style football, and for undrafted players to get noticed by teams in hopes of getting signed.
Redding and Moore were both a part of the Mercer ProDay, which was held inside Five Star Stadium in March, along with five other Bears who declared for the draft.
Redding, a 6-foot-1-inch safety from Mableton Ga., was invited to attend the rookie camp for the Baltimore Ravens, which will be held May 3-5. Redding was named to the All American Defense Second Team while recording a season-high eight tackles and two interceptions against North Dakota State University in December. Redding finished his Mercer career as the program's leading defensive back with 13 interceptions in 38 games, one of which was returned for a touchdown.
Moore, a 6-foot-1-inch cornerback from Riverdale, Ga., was invited to the New York Giants' rookie camp, which will be held May 9-11. Moore made the All American Defense First Team, with a season-high of nine total tackles against the University of Alabama and another career-high of three interceptions against Princeton University. Following the season, Moore's contributions to the Southern Conference's most stifling defense were recognized when he came second in voting for the Buck Buchanan Award.
Throughout their collegiate career, Redding and Moore contributed to the team's success and its first conference title in over 92 years. In the final game of the regular season, Moore forced an interception on Furman's first possession of the third quarter, setting up a touchdown for the Bears which cemented their 42-16 win.
Nevaeh Wilson '28 is majoring in Journalism and minoring in Film Studies. She has been writing for The Cluster since her freshman year, and has worked for Mercer's ESPN studio. She enjoys watching college and professional sporting events.
