All Things Jayden Moore Recruitment Thread (Class of 2026, Hopkins HS)

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Holy Man said:
Great stat line, but I’m not sure about tweeting your own stats for the world to see. Can’t a coach or family member do that? It appears self-serving to me. Yes, I am old.
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Well we know who to blame when he doesn't pick the U.
 








Hopkins hoops standout Jayden Moore gets Gophers football offer from P.J. Fleck​

Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck had one of the best basketball players in Minnesota in his office last weekend. Jayden Moore’s recent run of success on the gridiron for Hopkins has been so special, it earned him a scholarship offer from Fleck.

The 6-foot, 170-pound junior is a highly touted point guard prospect with basketball offers from Ben Johnson’s Gophers, Baylor, Illinois, Iowa and West Virginia. Fleck’s offer was Moore’s first for football.
Moore, who leads the state in receiving yards and touchdown catches, decided to play high school football at Hopkins this year for the first time.

“It means a lot to me with my first offer coming from my hometown,” Moore told the Minnesota Star Tribune. “[Coach Fleck’s] friends with Ben Johnson, so he knew about my basketball skills. But he thinks I have a bright future in football.”

The last Minnesota prep athlete to have offers from the Gophers in football and basketball at the same time was Caledonia’s Eli King two years ago. Before that, the last double offer came in the 2020 class with former Minnehaha Academy star Jalen Suggs, who is now in the NBA with the Orlando Magic.

“I never thought I would be able to get an offer in football,” Moore said. “I was just playing again because my little brother [Tre] convinced me to play with him. To play how I am and get recognition for it, it’s a surreal moment.”

Through six games, Moore has 33 catches and leads the state with 780 receiving yards and 11 touchdown receptions. That’s 23.6 yards per catch. His highs this season include 187 yards vs. Shakopee and four TDs vs. Park of Cottage Grove. Hopkins ended a 29-game losing streak last month.

On the hardcourt, Moore’s been playing varsity since the eighth grade. He averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds and three assists last season as a sophomore teaming up with 2025 standout Anthony Smith III in the Hopkins backcourt.

Moore hadn’t put on football pads since the seventh grade, but he wanted to play with his brother, Tre, a gifted freshman quarterback who is also a guard in hoops.

“This was actually the first time Tre and I played football together on the same team,” Moore said. “We got that brother connection when we used to play outside in neighborhood football.”

Moore is strongly considering football in college after visiting the Gophers before Saturday’s win vs. USC. He’s being recruited as a wide receiver or defensive back. Fleck told Moore that he loved recruiting athletes who excel at football and basketball, especially guards.

“He likes how I could play multiple positions on the field,” Moore said. “He also talked about how he was close with Jalen Suggs. He really had a great relationship with him. He really thought if it came down to football, Jalen would’ve committed to Minnesota. We had a great conversation.”

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Hoops? Football? Or both? Hopkins two-sport star sees options grow

Jayden Moore now has basketball and football offers from the Gophers after visiting with P.J. Fleck.
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Hopkins junior guard Jayden Moore was one of the state’s most electric players this season. He led the state with 270 assists and also put up four triple-doubles and even a quadruple-double.

“Hopefully I can build a relationship with him better than [Johnson],” said Moore, who also has an offer from Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck. “Then I would consider staying home.”

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New Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved ready to mine his home state for recruits

Minnesota native Niko Medved knows the state’s recruiting terrain well, which should help him with the Gophers men's basketball team.
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BleedGopher said:
Hopkins junior guard Jayden Moore was one of the state’s most electric players this season. He led the state with 270 assists and also put up four triple-doubles and even a quadruple-double.

“Hopefully I can build a relationship with him better than [Johnson],” said Moore, who also has an offer from Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck. “Then I would consider staying home.”

www.startribune.com

New Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved ready to mine his home state for recruits

Minnesota native Niko Medved knows the state’s recruiting terrain well, which should help him with the Gophers men's basketball team.
www.startribune.com www.startribune.com

Go Gophers!!
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Geez, did Ben shit in his Wheaties?
 

Jayden Moore’s 247 doesn’t seem to have any basketball schools listed anymore. Is he football only now?
 












Assuming they were legit, it’s a very strange decision with all the high major football offers he had. Something doesn’t add up.
 




Moore has not had anymore football offers since last January according to 247 so I guess it's possible many of those programs actually cooled on him for football.
 




MaxyJR1 said:
Looked it up and it's basketball. Good get for UND. Will be interesting to see if he ends up on a football field at some point.
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I was about to say thought they had a nice young nucleus when I saw them in the exhibition. Could be a dark horse in Sioux Falls and be a real problem next year if the young guys come together and they can stay mostly intact during portalling season. Hopefully Eli King can stay healthy for them. Definitely did not have UND on my bingo card for Moore the last four years but you know. Also thought Frietag would turn into a top 30 recruit when he was a 9th grader but he never developed a jump shot. He was another kid who IMO probably should have chosen football but you gotta loooooooooove football to keep doing it after high school, the healthiest you will ever be in that sport is on move in day your Freshman year
 


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