10/21/26 | Football
IRVING, Texas - Oregon quarterback Dante Moore was announced as one of 18 finalists for the 2026 William V. Campbell Trophy on Wednesday by the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame.
The William V. Campbell Trophy is college football's premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.The 18 finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2026 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments.
Moore becomes the sixth Oregon player to be named a NFF National Scholar-Athlete, joining fellow quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel (2024), Bo Nix (2023), Justin Herbert (2019), Dennis Dixon (2007) and Bill Musgrave (1990). Nix won the 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy and Herbert was the award's recipient in 2019.
Moore is one of three finalists from the Big Ten - along with Northwestern defensive back Robert Fitzgerald and Ohio State offensive lineman Carson Hinzman - and one of six quarterbacks.
Moore carries a 3.27 GPA in sociology and is on track to graduate in May 2027. A 2025 Academic All-Big Ten selection, he has earned Dean's List recognition at Oregon and was named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll three times before transferring to Eugene.
Moore led the Ducks to a 13-2 record and a College Football Playoff Semifinal appearance in 2025, his first year as Oregon's starter after sitting behind Gabriel in 2024. Moore was an all-Big Ten third-team selection and a finalist for the Manning Award, completing 71.8 percent of his passes while throwing for 3,565 yards and 30 touchdowns.
Moore opened 2026 by completing 69-of-99 passes (69.7%) for 926 yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions through three-plus games. He suffered a concussion in Oregon's win at USC on Sept. 26 and has missed the Ducks' last two games.
In his collegiate career, Moore has completed 486-of-732 passes (66.4%) for 6,150 yards and 50 touchdowns with 19 interceptions in 33 games.
Off the field, Moore has participated in school reading programs, charity fundraisers, Thanksgiving meal preparations and bed-building projects for families in need. He has hosted children at Oregon football practices and volunteered as a youth flag football coach, and he wrote a children's book - "From Journey to Dream" - to help inspire the next generation. Moore has also participated in cancer awareness walks honoring his mother, who overcame the disease.
2026 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class
Byrum Brown, QB – Auburn // Health Science & Public Health (3.81 GPA)
Beau Brungard, QB – Youngstown State // Business Administration (3.82 GPA)
Ty Bryant, DB – Kentucky // Sport Communication (3.83 GPA)
Arion Carter, LB – Tennessee // Public Health (3.53 GPA)
Jaden Craig, QB – TCU // Economics (3.56 GPA)
Robert Fitzgerald, DB – Northwestern // Economics, Learning & Org. Change (3.71 GPA)
Titan Fleischmann, OL – Montana State // Political Science (3.81 GPA)
Harrison Foster, S – Hardin-Simmons (TX) // Finance (3.91 GPA)
Carson Hinzman, OL – Ohio State // Sport Industry (3.41 GPA)
Bray Hubbard, DB – Alabama // Sport Management (3.58 GPA)
Maddux Madsen, QB – Boise State // Interdisciplinary Professional Studies (3.68 GPA)
Andrew Miller, RB – Harding (AR) // Kinesiology (3.66 GPA)
Dante Moore, QB – Oregon // Sociology (3.27 GPA)
Nick Rinaldi, LB – Vanderbilt // Economics (3.97 GPA)
Duce Robinson, WR – Florida State // Interdisciplinary Social Science (3.90 GPA)
Shea Ruddy, WR/KR – Hillsdale (MI) // Biochemistry (3.72 GPA)
Gunner Stockton, QB – Georgia // Sport Management (3.27 GPA)
Ethan Wesloski, LB – Oklahoma State // Kinesiology & Exercise Science (3.86 GPA)
The William V. Campbell Trophy is college football's premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.The 18 finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2026 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments.
Moore becomes the sixth Oregon player to be named a NFF National Scholar-Athlete, joining fellow quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel (2024), Bo Nix (2023), Justin Herbert (2019), Dennis Dixon (2007) and Bill Musgrave (1990). Nix won the 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy and Herbert was the award's recipient in 2019.
Moore is one of three finalists from the Big Ten - along with Northwestern defensive back Robert Fitzgerald and Ohio State offensive lineman Carson Hinzman - and one of six quarterbacks.
Moore carries a 3.27 GPA in sociology and is on track to graduate in May 2027. A 2025 Academic All-Big Ten selection, he has earned Dean's List recognition at Oregon and was named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll three times before transferring to Eugene.
Moore led the Ducks to a 13-2 record and a College Football Playoff Semifinal appearance in 2025, his first year as Oregon's starter after sitting behind Gabriel in 2024. Moore was an all-Big Ten third-team selection and a finalist for the Manning Award, completing 71.8 percent of his passes while throwing for 3,565 yards and 30 touchdowns.
Moore opened 2026 by completing 69-of-99 passes (69.7%) for 926 yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions through three-plus games. He suffered a concussion in Oregon's win at USC on Sept. 26 and has missed the Ducks' last two games.
In his collegiate career, Moore has completed 486-of-732 passes (66.4%) for 6,150 yards and 50 touchdowns with 19 interceptions in 33 games.
Off the field, Moore has participated in school reading programs, charity fundraisers, Thanksgiving meal preparations and bed-building projects for families in need. He has hosted children at Oregon football practices and volunteered as a youth flag football coach, and he wrote a children's book - "From Journey to Dream" - to help inspire the next generation. Moore has also participated in cancer awareness walks honoring his mother, who overcame the disease.
2026 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class
Byrum Brown, QB – Auburn // Health Science & Public Health (3.81 GPA)
Beau Brungard, QB – Youngstown State // Business Administration (3.82 GPA)
Ty Bryant, DB – Kentucky // Sport Communication (3.83 GPA)
Arion Carter, LB – Tennessee // Public Health (3.53 GPA)
Jaden Craig, QB – TCU // Economics (3.56 GPA)
Robert Fitzgerald, DB – Northwestern // Economics, Learning & Org. Change (3.71 GPA)
Titan Fleischmann, OL – Montana State // Political Science (3.81 GPA)
Harrison Foster, S – Hardin-Simmons (TX) // Finance (3.91 GPA)
Carson Hinzman, OL – Ohio State // Sport Industry (3.41 GPA)
Bray Hubbard, DB – Alabama // Sport Management (3.58 GPA)
Maddux Madsen, QB – Boise State // Interdisciplinary Professional Studies (3.68 GPA)
Andrew Miller, RB – Harding (AR) // Kinesiology (3.66 GPA)
Dante Moore, QB – Oregon // Sociology (3.27 GPA)
Nick Rinaldi, LB – Vanderbilt // Economics (3.97 GPA)
Duce Robinson, WR – Florida State // Interdisciplinary Social Science (3.90 GPA)
Shea Ruddy, WR/KR – Hillsdale (MI) // Biochemistry (3.72 GPA)
Gunner Stockton, QB – Georgia // Sport Management (3.27 GPA)
Ethan Wesloski, LB – Oklahoma State // Kinesiology & Exercise Science (3.86 GPA)
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