Bottom Line

Moore essentially disappeared in 2022 amid beef with the Jets’ coaching staff.

He now finds himself in a new environment with a chance to rebuild his reputation with the Browns.

There’s only a six-game sample size of Moore being a high-end fantasy asset thus far in his career. Still, if he comes anything close to that moving forward, managers can feel good about taking a shot at him as a potential flex contributor in 2023.

What We Learned Last Year

• Moore had a massive falling out with the Jets’ coaching staff, resulting in a trade request and limited usage last season. He finished 2022 as the WR83 in PPR with an average of 5.5 points per game.
• In 16 games, he posted a pair of top-36 weekly finishes but otherwise finished within the top-50 WRs in PPR just three other times in 2022.
• The former second-rounder ended the season fifth on the Jets in target share (12.5%), fourth in receptions (37) and receiving yards (446), and third in air yards share (17.6%).
• Though he stayed healthy last year, Moore picked up a quad injury in the preseason as a rookie that eventually resurfaced and caused him to be placed on IR in early December 2021.
• We mention this because we only have a six-game sample size of production to look at in Moore’s career in which he wasn’t hurt or in the dog house with the coaches.
• It’s tough to evaluate precisely how good he is, but from Week 8 through Week 13 of 2021, Moore exploded for:
  • 51 targets
  • 34 receptions
  • 459 receiving yards
  • 5 TDs
• Over that stretch, he led the Jets in:
  • Target share (19.3%)
  • Air yards share (33.6%)
  • Yards per route run (2.59)
  • PPR points per game (18.9)

What to Expect in 2023

• After being traded from the Jets in exchange for draft pick compensation this offseason, Moore finds himself on a Browns roster with immediate target competition (WR Amari Cooper and TE David Njoku primarily).
• The biggest question mark surrounding Moore is how big of a role he will have this year. Early reports out of Browns’ camp indicate that the team is getting him heavily involved in the offense.
• We feel pretty good about Moore’s fantasy outlook should he establish a solid role with the Browns in 2023. That said, he’ll have a hard time being more than the third option in the passing game. Consider Moore a high-end WR4 with room to be a flex-worthy asset in lineups this season.