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Jan 4, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore (2) runs onto the field before the game between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images
DJ Moore was the Buffalo Bills' headline-grabbing move this offseason, beyond all the coaching staff changes.
The Bills traded a second-round pick to the Chicago Bears for Moore (and a fifth-rounder) in an effort to bolster a wide receiver group in desperate need of improvement.
Moore is supposed to become the Bills' No. 1 wide receiver, a role that they frankly didn't have anyone in during the 2025 campaign.
Khalil Shakir is the reliable slot guy, but that's not the same as having a trustworthy perimeter weapon.
Moore is meant to become that for Josh Allen, but Sports Illustrated national NFL writer Conor Orr has raised some doubt about that in a new article on Tuesday.
Orr predicts that Moore won't lead the Bills in receiving yards.
"After Buffalo traded a second-round pick for the former Bears and Panthers standout and guaranteed Moore future dollars, making another attempt at solving the wide receiver room without overcommitting draft capital, Josh Allen will continue to lean on Khalil Shakir for his most critical throws," Orr writes. "Moore, 29, will have fewer than 70 receptions in 2026 as the Bills continue to lean more heavily on a run-first offense built around Allen."
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Moore did take a backseat a bit in Chicago in 2025 as Rome Odunze and Luther Burden both emerged.
The Bills would surely want Moore more in control in 2026 than he was in his final season with Chicago, and Allen is likely going to have to count on him in some key spots.
There's a chance Orr is wrong, of course, and maybe Moore is a star for Buffalo.
But if he's not, and he's not even the leading receiver in the offense, then the trade cost is going to age poorly for the Bills.
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