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The Kansas City Chiefs have a lot to evaluate in 2025 training camp, specifically in their loaded wide receivers room. While former second-round pick Skyy Moore is now the Chiefs’ longest-tenured receiver, he has quickly gone from an intriguing young prospect to a trade candidate in just a few years.
Moore was once the bright young prospect of the group, but has quickly become an afterthought. Three years into his career, he has only managed 43 catches for 494 receiving yards with just one touchdown. Without any meaningful contributions in the run game or on special teams, he does not look anything like the player Brett Veach took a gamble on in 2022.
Since the Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins, they have yet to find another consistent wideout to pair with Patrick Mahomes. Moore, whom the team drafted just months after trading Hill, was supposed to be that guy, but has topped 50 receiving yards just twice in 36 career games. Everything broke down in 2024 when Moore fell entirely out of the rotation, placing him firmly on the roster bubble in the ensuing offseason.
With wideout still a position of need, the Chiefs once again invested heavily in the position. Kansas City re-signed Hollywood Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster before drafting Jalen Royals in the fourth round. They further signed top-end undrafted free agents Mac Dalena and Elijhah Badger and added former second-round talent Tyquan Thornton to the offseason roster.
However, the team’s biggest addition comes in the form of Rashee Rice’s return. The budding third-year wideout was on his way to a career year and establishing himself as Mahomes’ top target in 2024 before tearing his ACL in Week 4. Rice joins Brown as the Chiefs’ two starting receivers who missed most of the previous season with injuries.
Given the bevy of changes, Moore’s career hangs in the balance in his fourth offseason with the team. While a release is certainly possible, Moore is the Chiefs’ top trade candidate entering their 2025 training camp.
The Chiefs seemed to be done with Moore fairly early in the experiment, but practically confirmed that sentiment in the 2025 offseason. Drafting another wideout for the sixth consecutive season makes Moore significantly closer to the practice squad than the starting lineup. Kansas City is likely already viewing him as a cut candidate, but with just one year remaining on his deal, Veach could look to take another look at his market value.
Veach has tried to trade Moore before, but he might have his best chance in 2025. Ahead of the final year of his rookie deal, Moore’s expiring contract is more alluring than it was a year ago. Teams might be more willing to give him a shot as a low-risk target who would not cost more than a late-round pick.
To his credit, Moore continues to seek improvement and has not given up on his promising career. The Western Michigan alum reportedly...
