Buffalo Rumblings
After the Buffalo Bills failed to make a significant investment at wide receiver during the 2025 NFL Draft, the team signed Elijah Moore to a one-year deal to join the club. Many fans remember Moore as a coveted prospect in the 2021 draft, where he was selected in the second round by the New York Jets.
Since the Bills signed Moore, and his subsequent performances at OTAs and mandatory minicamp, it’s felt like Bills Mafia (and some members of the media) have been incredibly high on Moore’s potential with Buffalo’s offense. This is understandable based on Moore’s production at Ole Miss, and the fact that he has played with some mediocre quarterbacks in his stints with the Jets and the Cleveland Browns.
As we get closer to training camp I wanted to get a sense if this was just me reading social media posts from the vocal minority — or if Bills Mafia are truly all in on Moore. I’ve run polls like this in the past, and very rarely am I surprised by the results. To be completely honest, I was a bit shocked that fans were so optimistic about Moore and the production they expect him to have this season.
With 660 responses, over 90% of fans expect Moore to produce around the same, or better, than he did statistically in 2024. Less than 9% of respondents think that Moore will produce less than he did in 2024 — a campaign with 61 receptions and 538 yards. For context, those numbers would have placed Moore as the second-most-productive wide receiver on the club last season (only behind Khalil Shakir).
While I’m certainly excited about what Moore should bring to the Bills, I’m having a hard time sharing the optimism of those that participated in the poll. In the “everyone eats” era of the Bills, I’m not sure that there will be enough targets to go around for Moore to come close to his 2024 numbers.
Keon Coleman and Dalton Kincaid will both be expected to take a step forward this year, and Shakir could also be poised to increase his production. Curtis Samuel showed some flashes last season after returning from injury, and Beane made a significant investment in signing former Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Josh Palmer.
It will be interesting to see what role Moore plays on the offense in training camp, and how the competition plays out for spots on the depth chart. Based on these results, Moore will certainly be one of the top story lines at St. John Fisher University later this month.
Do you share in the optimism of the voters in this recent poll? or are your expectations a bit more tempered? Dive in with your fellow Rumblers in the comments section below!
