RIVERDALE, Ga. β A Riverdale High alum and Mercer defensive back was recognized by the Associated Press as a first-team FCS All American with the team announced on Tuesday.
Cornerback TJ Moore, who is also a finalist for the FCS national defensive player of the year award, the Buck Buchanan Award, was one of two metro Atlanta natives on Mercer to be named to the All-America FCS team by the AP.
His teammate Myles Redding, a Mableton native who went to Whitefield Academy in Cobb County, was named to the All America second-team.
Moore will attend the FCS National Awards Banquet on Jan. 4 in Texas as one of three shortlist finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award.
(Editor's note on photo accompanying this article: Moore now wears No. 8, the photo with the story is from the 2022 season, when he wore No. 25. There were no available AP photos from the 2024 season of Moore.)
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