Elijah

Moore

Moore spent the majority of the 2025 season with the Bills, catching nine passes for 112 yards. The 25-year-old was released in November and later signed to the Broncos’ practice squad, catching one pass for four yards in the postseason for Denver. Initially drafted by the Jets, Moore tallied over 100 targets in back-to-back seasons with the Browns from 2023-2024. He will come in to compete for depth snaps in Philly. Moore is mostly off fantasy radars for 2026.

Moore will start with Denver’s practice squad ahead of the team’s Week 14 game against the Raiders. Moore appeared in nine games for the Bills this season and had nine catches for 112 yards. If he’s active for the Broncos in the coming weeks, Moore would likely be a rotational player who sees limited snaps and routes.

The Bills this week signed veteran journeyman Brandin Cooks, making Moore expendable after he appeared in nine games for the team this season and had nine catches for 112 yards. Moore could land with a receiver-needy team in the coming weeks, though he would likely remain a rotational player. Moore had 61 receptions for 538 yards and a touchdown last year in Cleveland.

The Bills needed to shake things up after an embarrassing loss to the Dolphins last week, and they’re doing so in a big way with their receiver room. Josh Palmer is back after being out with a groin injury since Week 6, and he figures to take over much of Keon Coleman’s work which makes him a worthwhile stash in fantasy leagues. Mecole Hardman was also signed to the active roster on Saturday night and will likely serve primarily as a return man. The Bills also elevated Gabe Davis from the practice squad, so he will return to the Bills lineup after missing the start of the year while recovering from ACL surgery. The Bills other inactives are WR Elijah Moore, LB Shaq Thompson, CB Ja’Marcus Ingram, DT Phidarian Mathis, OL Chase Lundt and TE Dalton Kincaid.

Palmer did not log a practice this week and has been ruled out ahead of Friday’s practice. The veteran receiver has logged two or fewer catches in all but one game this season and wasn’t going to be on the fantasy radar in Week 8 even with six teams on bye. His replacements, Elijah Moore and/or Curtis Samuel (ribs) can also be left out of lineups.

The Bills involved Moore far more often this week than they did in Week 1. It may have been that the Jets play more man coverage than the Ravens, but it also could be that the Bills were up early and wanted to get Moore some yardage against his old team. The big catch was on a busted coverage, and the rushing touchdown was a reverse when the Bills were already up 23-3, so we wouldn’t read too much into his fantasy point total.

He’ll be a WR3/FLEX dart in Week 1 against the Ravens, though recent reports from beats that have him leading the team in targets should be of interest to fantasy managers. Coleman got in a full practice on Friday for the first time all week. Elijah Moore (personal) was also cleared off the injury report for Buffalo.

Updating a previous item, Moore missed practice today for personal reasons. Unless it is a serious issue, he will likely be on the field for the Bills’ Sunday Night Football game against the Ravens. He does not need to be in re-draft lineups, though.

Although Moore is just 25 years old, his erratic participation and performances have seemingly been ever-present for fantasy managers in football’s modern era. We do not know why he was sidelined today, but the official injury report should clarify things. He dealt with an ambiguous leg issue in July. Moore is not worth rostering at this time.

It’s too early to say if this injury will put Shakir’s Week 1 availability in question, but it’s something for fantasy managers to keep in mind. Shakir suffered a similar injury to the same ankle in Week 4 of last season but only ended up missing one game as a result. Shakir had a career year in 2024, going for 76-821-4 on 100 targets and finishing as the WR37 in fantasy points per game in PPR leagues. He played 72.9 percent of his snaps from the slot last season, per PFF, and will likely be replaced by Elijah Moore during his absence.