Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums
Welcome to Our Forums. Once you've registered and logged in, you're primed to talk football, among other topics, with the sharpest and most experienced fantasy players on the internet.
WR Skyy Moore, KC (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Faust
- Start date
Team Chaos
Footballguy
This is pretty cool. I live about 20 minutes from Western Michigan University. It's always fun to see one of their players gain this kind of attention.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
The directional schools here in Michigan have been pretty good about getting players to the NFL recently. Hall of Famers, first overall draft pick, All Pros etc. Hopefully Skyy is next.
Last edited by a moderator:
rockaction
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
On a more relevant note, I'm buying the hype. Big hands, good speed, apparently a great release, tough to cover and good route runner. What's not to like. He measured taller than they said he would, too. From 5'9" to 5'10" 1/4 (I think I've seen the quarter inch in publications, but for sure 5'10"). That's a good thing. This NFL is becoming a low aDOT league where guys from the slot are thriving if you're in a PPR league.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
I was a fan of D’wayne Eskridge from last years draft. How does Moore compare to him coming out?
JohnnyU
Footballguy
What did you like about Eskridge last year? I thought he was a day 3 guy, who somehow went in round 2.
They are very different WRs. Eskridge was a step faster, but he was also a 24 year old rookie, with questionable hands, and a limited route tree. Moore has the same limited route tree (Western Michigan just asked both to out-athlete the defense) but is only 21, and has better hands, and a ton more RAC ability.
A quote I liked about Moore, is that if all the WR prospects in the draft played a game of tag, Moore would never be it, he's as elusive as it gets. Unlike Eskridge, Moore deserves to be a round 2 pick in my opinion.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Not sure if all of this is accurate because I know very little about either, but it sure sounded good.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Funny - I kinda feel this way about every 2022 WR not named Wilson or Burks. And even with those guys, I feel like situation is going to make an oversized difference in their FF value vs RL value.
Last edited by a moderator:
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
Always easy to look back after an unsuccessful rookie year and put the new guy in front of the old guy. I still think Eskridge has a chance to be a productive third receiver in an offense. I did have the same concern about his age but was just speaking on his on field ability compared to Moore. Eskridge has good quicks and enough speed to take it the distance. He had elite production in his shortened senior season and looked electric. He almost seemed to play with an edge that I like to see with skill position players. By no means am I calling him a world beater I just liked the looks of his game for a small school prospect. I haven’t looked at Moore very closely and wondered how they compared as they were similar in size.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Going to be huge in the NFL despite his short stature.
-Steal of the Draft at WR
-Steal of the Draft at WR
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Yeah I think he’s one of those 2nd round WRs who end up outperforming many of the 1st round picks.
farfromforgotten
Footballguy
Also one is named Skyy and the other D’wayne. Skyy > D’wayne, no contest.
In all seriousness this is a good point. D’wayne didn’t do anything for me last year. I like Skyy and would love to be able to get him with a mid 2nd rounder or later if possible.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
It’s pretty rare for a non power 5 player to come out early. It’s clearly a sign IMO that the NFL thinks there is something special there.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
I get that Eskridge is older and that is a negative. I thought Eskridge was more explosive coming out than Moore looks in his highlights so I was wondering why Moore had such an “edge” as a prospect. What does he show on the field that makes him such a better draft option than Eskridge as they are pretty similar physically?
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I think people would say Moore is smoother. People seem to love his release off the line. Sounds like he might be the best in the class at getting off the line, creating space and getting into his route. I’ll leave that up to people better at the details than I.
I want to be clear on the age thing. When I say Skyy is younger, I don’t mean that’s an advantage because you will get more years from him. I mean it in the sense that it’s a big sign of talent and potential. Experience and physical growth is huge for teens-young adults. So dominating at 21 is much more impressive than dominating at 23 in the same way that a good HS varsity football season from a sophomore is much more impressive than the equivalent season from a senior because we can imagine how much better that sophomore is likely to be by the time they hit senior year.
There’s data that correlates to breakout age and early declares being pretty important for WRs. The fact Sky we out producing Eskridge while being 2 years younger and then he got the messages from the NFL that they thought he was NFL ready is a big indicator that this player could be special.
massraider
Footballguy
If you are a casual observer of the draft, you might think that after you get to the end of the 1st round, the only WR available is Skyy Moore.
Who tf is this guy's publicist??
Who tf is this guy's publicist??
-OZ-
Footballguy
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Brian Baldinger@BaldyNFL
@WMU_Football @skyymoore24 can play inside or outside b/c of his quickness and ability to separate. But this RPO is a good looking play. Maybe in the NFL the safety destroys the Wr blocking or recognizes the route and plays over the top. Add to Playbook. #BaldysBreakdowns
>>> LINK to vid
-----------------------------
Brent Sobleski@brentsobleski
Didn't realize until just now that Western Michigan's Skyy Moore had the biggest hands (10 1/4 inches) among wide receivers at this year's NFL combine. Moore is a sub-5'10", 195-pound target.
@WMU_Football @skyymoore24 can play inside or outside b/c of his quickness and ability to separate. But this RPO is a good looking play. Maybe in the NFL the safety destroys the Wr blocking or recognizes the route and plays over the top. Add to Playbook. #BaldysBreakdowns
>>> LINK to vid
-----------------------------
Brent Sobleski@brentsobleski
Didn't realize until just now that Western Michigan's Skyy Moore had the biggest hands (10 1/4 inches) among wide receivers at this year's NFL combine. Moore is a sub-5'10", 195-pound target.
Last edited by a moderator:
barackdhouse
Footballguy
Def on my radar
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Teams that might not have an actual high 2nd Round selection might want to knock on Detroit 32-34, Jets have 2 in the Top 5-10 of the 2nd Rd and Seattle at 40-41 also prime for some one to strike a trade up to get someone they want.
pghrob
Hail to the Chief
Moore was the high-school QB for Pittsburgh's Shadyside Academy where he threw to a wide receiver named Dino Tomlin, son of Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Western Michigan’s Skyy Moore quickly adapts to WR, makes name for himself while posting big numbers
...Pro Football Focus charted Moore with 26 missed tackles forced last season, tops among receivers. He caught 95 passes for 1,292 yards, a 13.6 average and 10 touchdowns.
...Moore put in the time to turn his weaknesses into strengths. Lester said he ran a 4.79-second 40-yard dash as a freshman before he got in the weight room and trained. He cut the time to 4.62 as a sophomore, 4.53 as a junior and clocked a blistering 4.41 at the combine.
...The knock on Moore is he lacks ideal height. But he has a 74-inch wingspan, and his 10¼-inch hands were the largest among the receivers at the combine.
“He plays like he’s 6-3,” Lester said. “So that’s why he’s so unique.”
Moore projects as a slot receiver in the NFL but excelled inside and outside for the Broncos.
...Pro Football Focus charted Moore with 26 missed tackles forced last season, tops among receivers. He caught 95 passes for 1,292 yards, a 13.6 average and 10 touchdowns.
...Moore put in the time to turn his weaknesses into strengths. Lester said he ran a 4.79-second 40-yard dash as a freshman before he got in the weight room and trained. He cut the time to 4.62 as a sophomore, 4.53 as a junior and clocked a blistering 4.41 at the combine.
...The knock on Moore is he lacks ideal height. But he has a 74-inch wingspan, and his 10¼-inch hands were the largest among the receivers at the combine.
“He plays like he’s 6-3,” Lester said. “So that’s why he’s so unique.”
Moore projects as a slot receiver in the NFL but excelled inside and outside for the Broncos.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
He might just be the best rookie WR this season.Mahomes you say?
The other WRs drafted landed in poor to average spots and I don't love Wilson as a prospect.
The limited tape I've seem of him shows real explosiveness, although highlight reels should always be viewed with caution because they lack context and do not account for game flow.
