DJ. Fantasy football impact of Moore for the Chicago Bears

On Friday, March 10, the Chicago Bears traded draft picks and sixth-year wide receiver D.J. admit to sending the number one overall pick instead.

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The move prepares the Panthers to go after their franchise quarterback, but Moore's move to Chicago for the 25-year-old has an immediate fantasy impact.

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A first-round harvest in the 2018 draft by Carolina, D.J. Moore joined the Panthers during a hard time for wide receivers.

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As a rookie, Moore completed with 55 catches for 788 yards and two scores as a fringe WR3 for fantasy purposes.

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His most magnificent campaign arrive in 2022 when he matched Tyreek Hill in essentially every efficiency metric.

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Moore moving from one run-heavy displeasure to another—Carolina's 51.5% passer rate in neutral game scripts last season was the fifth-lowest in the league.

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Chicago was near the extremity of the league in almost every passing stat in 2022.

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Tied for the fourth-highest median throw depth (9.0 yards) among quarterbacks with at least 200 pass attempts.

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Alphas generally remain alphas, even with a team switch (see Davante Adams, AJ Brown, and Stefon Diggs recently, to name a few).

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