Draft Note by John Paulsen
Moore has spent two seasons as the bridge option in a developing Bears offense—WR21 in 2024, WR30 in 2025—putting up passable but uninspiring numbers with Caleb Williams developing around him. The PFF metrics reflect a mid-tier receiver: 44th-percentile route grade, 41st percentile-YPRR. The standout is his 84th-percentile contested catch rate, which makes more sense in Buffalo than it did in Chicago. The Bills vacated 56 targets from last season, so Moore will have to carve out whatever role he can with Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, and Joshua Palmer all returning. The opportunity isn't overwhelming, but the quarterback upgrade from Williams to Allen is significant enough on its own to make Moore an intriguing real-world WR1 available in the middle rounds. If Allen pushes the ball to him early and often in the way he did with Stefon Diggs, Moore's contested catch ability could produce a top-20 finish.
D.J. Moore
- WR
- , Buffalo Bills
- 29
- 210 lbs
- 5' 11"
- 56
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Moore has spent two seasons as the bridge option in a developing Bears offense—WR21 in 2024, WR30 in 2025—putting up passable but uninspiring numbers with Caleb Williams developing around him. The PFF metrics reflect a mid-tier receiver: 44th-percentile route grade, 41st percentile-YPRR. The standout is his 84th-percentile contested catch rate, which makes more sense in Buffalo than it did in Chicago. The Bills vacated 56 targets from last season, so Moore will have to carve out whatever role he can with Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, and Joshua Palmer all returning. The opportunity isn't overwhelming, but the quarterback upgrade from Williams to Allen is significant enough on its own to make Moore an intriguing real-world WR1 available in the middle rounds. If Allen pushes the ball to him early and often in the way he did with Stefon Diggs, Moore's contested catch ability could produce a top-20 finish.
2026 Strength of Schedule - BUF
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 @HOU | 29 DET | 14 LAC | 22 NE | 18 @LAR | 8 @LV | BYE | 25 BAL | 1 @MIN | 19 @NYJ | 27 MIA | 10 KC | 22 @NE | 20 @GB | 31 CHI | 15 @DEN | 27 @MIA | 19 NYJ |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 3 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 22.67 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2.67 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 8.6 | 56/67 | 83.6% |
| 2 | @DET | 5 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 9.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.6 | 7.10 | 9.6 | 60/68 | 88.2% |
| 3 | DAL | 4 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 5.25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 | 8.8 | 10.80 | 12.8 | 53/59 | 89.8% |
| 4 | @LV | 4 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.8 | 5.80 | 7.8 | 52/68 | 76.5% |
| 5 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | @WAS | 3 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 14.00 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 5.2 | 6.70 | 8.2 | 60/64 | 93.8% |
| 7 | NO | 3 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 14.33 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5.2 | 6.70 | 8.2 | 60/69 | 87.0% |
| 8 | @BAL | 4 | 73 | 0 | 7 | 18.25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 7.6 | 9.60 | 11.6 | 53/63 | 84.1% |
| 9 | @CIN | 4 | 72 | 0 | 6 | 18.00 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 17.00 | 19.0 | 20.98 | 23.0 | 68/80 | 85.0% |
| 10 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 42/68 | 61.8% |
| 11 | @MIN | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 18.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2.1 | 2.60 | 3.1 | 61/75 | 81.3% |
| 12 | PIT | 5 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 12.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.4 | 20.90 | 23.4 | 50/65 | 76.9% |
| 13 | @PHI | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 8.50 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 2.7 | 3.70 | 4.7 | 79/87 | 90.8% |
| 14 | @GB | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -0.4 | 0.10 | 0.6 | 58/70 | 82.9% |
| 15 | CLE | 4 | 69 | 2 | 5 | 17.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.9 | 20.90 | 22.9 | 58/66 | 87.9% |
| 16 | GB | 5 | 97 | 1 | 7 | 19.40 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 16.9 | 19.40 | 21.9 | 61/64 | 95.3% |
| 17 | @SF | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.7 | 1.20 | 1.7 | 61/66 | 92.4% |
| 18 | DET | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.1 | 1.60 | 2.1 | 47/55 | 85.5% |
| Per game | 2.94 | 40.12 | 0.35 | 5.00 | 13.64 | 0.88 | 4.65 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 5.27 | 7.07 | 8.54 | 10.01 | 57.59/67.88 | 84.86% | |
| Totals | 50 | 682 | 6 | 85 | 13.64 | 15 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 5.27 | 120.18 | 145.18 | 170.18 | 979/1154 | 84.86% | |
