Wide Receiver · Buffalo Bills
DJ Moore — 2026 Fantasy Outlook
Analysis by Shawn Childs, from his 2026 guide — his words, unedited.
The case
- · Moore slipped into a great opportunity in the Bills’ offense. They’ve lacked a true WR1 since Stefon Diggs in 2023.
- · Buffalo’s wide receivers (180/2,107/11 on 270 targets) ranked 22nd in PPR fantasy points last season (456.70), down from 19th in 2024 (210,2,519/16 on 299 targets).
- · Moore comes off his worst season (50/761/7) across his eight years in the NFL.
- · In 2023, with Justin Fields at quarterback, he was the sixth-best wide receiver (96/1,385/9 on 136 targets), leading to 287.50 PPR fantasy points. He ranked 16th in 2024 (98/1,041/6 on 140 targets)
- · Moore has played through some injuries, but he hasn’t missed a game over the past four seasons.
- · He can work the short areas of the field and make big plays (18.1 YPC in 2020, 14.1 in 2022, and 14.2 in 2023).
Question marks
- · Over the past two seasons, Buffalo has become more of a running team, highlighted by their run/pass splits (2024 – 491/520 and 2025 – 547/495).
- · Last year, Buffalo scored 30 rushing touchdowns, compared to 29 passing.
Shawn's conclusion
Investing in a piece of a high-scoring offense is never a bad idea in fantasy football. Josh Allen is the consensus number one quarterback, yet his first receiving option (Moore) draws a 4/5 turn ADP. For fantasy teams looking for consistency and potential explosiveness, Moore checks these boxes in 2026. He’s gained over 950 combined yards in six of his eight years in the NFL, playing for the Panthers and Bears.
More on Moore
After an explosive season in 2023 (96/1,385/9 on 136 targets), Moore faded down the wide receiver rankings over the past two years with Caleb Williams behind center for the Bears. He comes off his worst year in catches (50) and receiving yards (682) in his eighth season in the NFL. Moore scored seven times, but Chicago only looked his way 85 times. They did give him repeated chances in the run game (15/79/1). The Bears had him on the field for 1,104 plays (83.9%).
Over the first 10 games in 2025, Moore averaged only 9.49 fantasy points per game in PPR formats, with his only winning day coming in Week 9 (4/89/1) on the road against the Bengals. He was fantasy-relevant in five (5/64/2, 4/69/2, 5/97/1, 6/59/1, and 5/60/1) of his final nine matchups, but poor showings (2/27, 1/-4, 1/7, and 1/11) made him a challenging player to manage and trust. Moore only had one game (Week 20 – eight targets) with over seven targets.
His early ADP (54) in the high-stakes market paints Moore as a borderline WR2/WR3 in PPR formats. I see 80+ catches with over 1,000 receiving yards and about seven scores, which should make him a slight fantasy value based on his early price point.
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