Can stability at quarterback help to unleash a talented wideout’s untapped potential?
The Buffalo Bills have already begun their voluntary offseason work, which means that it’s time for us to dive into the roster that general manager Brandon Beane has assembled for the 2025 NFL season. Will this be the group that finally brings a Lombardi Trophy to One Bills Drive?
If only we could fast-forward to February to find out. Until then, though, we have a long wait to see just how Buffalo’s fortune unfolds. The Bills, like nearly every professional team, have had plenty of roster turnover in the last few months. Unlike the other 31 NFL clubs, however, they return the NFL’s MVP in quarterback Josh Allen.
Speaking of Allen, the hope is that Buffalo’s all-world passer can elevate the game of his offensive teammates to even greater heights than the team experienced last year. Specifically, it seems to be the opinion of the front office that Allen can elevate his pass-catching group, both in terms of the players returning from last season and the new additions to the squad.
One of those new additions is the subject of our first installment of our “90 players in 90 days” series — a fifth-year wideout looking to capitalize on playing with an elite quarterback for the first time in his professional career.
Name: Elijah Moore
Number: 18
Position: WR
Height/Weight: 5’10”, 178 pounds
Age: 25 (26 on 3/27/2026)
Experience/Draft: 5; selected by the New York Jets in the second round (No. 34 overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft
College: Mississippi
Acquired: Signed with Bills on 4/30/2025
Financial situation (per Spotrac): Moore signed a one-year deal worth up to $5 million. However, that contract is really a one-year contract that contains a $2.5 million cap hit for the 2025 season.
2024 Recap: Moore played for the Cleveland Browns last season, setting a career-high in receptions with 61. He totaled 538 receiving yards and one score for a Cleveland team that had a revolving door of bad options at quarterback. He was second to Jerry Jeudy on the club in targets with 101, and third on the team in receptions, trailing only Jeudy and tight end David Njoku.
Positional outlook: Moore is one of 13 wideouts on the camp roster, joining Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Curtis Samuel, KJ Hamler, Kelly Akharaiyi, Stephen Gosnell, Joshua Palmer, Tyrell Shavers, Kaden Prather, Laviska Shenault Jr., Jalen Virgil, and Kristian Wilkerson.
2025 Offseason: Moore is healthy and has attended offseason workouts thus far. Early reports have been positive about his fit in the offense at these optional workouts.
2025 Season outlook: The Bills are banking on the fact that Moore can play his best football now that he’ll finally be in a place with competent quarterback play. After catching passes from the likes of Zach Wilson, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Bailey Zappe, Jameis Winston, and Deshaun Watson over the last four seasons, landing where the reigning NFL MVP plays provides Moore with a tremendous opportunity to justify his second-round draft status.
Moore is great in space, can beat man coverage, and has great stop-start ability as a runner — both after the catch and while running his routes. I wouldn’t expect a 1,000-yard season from him, but he is a solid route runner who’s going to help the offense. I’d put him as close to a roster lock as one could be in June, especially given the lack of overall depth that the Bills have at the receiver position.
His snaps in the slot may be limited thanks to Khalil Shakir, but Buffalo’s top wideout is versatile enough where he can be used all around the formation. Moore is a low-risk, high-reward signing that could pay huge dividends this season.