The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia believes DJ Moore “became a decoy running clearout routes” quite a bit in the second half of the season.

08 March 2026

He points out that Moore and Caleb Williams didn’t jive early in the season because Williams wasn’t delivering on-time passes often enough early in the year, and then Moore became less emphasized in their offense later in the season. It is, to some extent, Buscaglia’s job to sell this trade to Bills fans after the cost ballooned to a second-round pick and guaranteed money in 2028. Still, we mostly believe in his film study, and the contract and cost all point to Moore being the focal point of the passing game in 2026. We’d bet he enters the fantasy WR3 sphere for sure and wouldn’t be surprised if WR2 production was on the table.