Elijah Moore's Preseason Player Analysis

Bottom Line

Moore looked like a promising fantasy prospect not that long ago. (This will be just his fourth season.) But two franchises have now indicated he’s not good enough. Don’t ignore those hints.

What We Learned Last Year

• Looks like the Jets weren’t wrong to quickly give up on their former second-round pick. Moore did actually improve on his 2022 numbers … but basically only because he couldn’t get much worse.
• His 2.3 receptions per game in his final Jets season gave way to a still-unhelpful 3.5 in his first Browns turn.
• Moore finished just 78th in yards per route among 96 WRs who drew at least 40 targets, a thrilling climb from his No. 93 finish (among 97) the year before.
• We could dig further into the numbers here, but the Browns showed us how excited they are about Moore by trading for Jerry Jeudy in the offseason and then extending him for $17.5 million a year over three years.

What to Expect in 2024

• Moore could muster only five top-36 PPR weeks – just two of those higher than WR28 – as Cleveland’s No. 2 wideout. It’s hard to see him delivering anything useful now that he’s No. 3.
• Cleveland adds Jeudy to a corps led by Amari Cooper. We’ll see whether Moore’s standing getus further challenged by second-year WR Cedric Tillman or anyone else.
• The Browns might be ready to pass the ball a bit more after hiring OC Ken Dorsey, who piloted one of the league’s most pass-happy offenses in Buffalo over the past two years (before getting fired mid-2023).
  • But even if they shift significantly in that area, Moore looks unlikely to sit any higher than fourth in target distribution, behind (at least) Cooper, Jeudy, and TE David Njoku.