Rookie Spotlight: Skyy Moore, Western Michigan Photo via WMU Athletics
Height: 5-10
Weight: 195
Hands: 10 1/4″
Arm: 31″
40 yard dash: 4.41
NFL Comparison: Sterling Shepard, Jarvis Landry

College Production (Final Season)
40% team receptions
39% team receiving yards
48% team receiving TDs

Breakout Age: 20

Pros
Very productive at Western Michigan
Sudden out of breaks
Aggressive competitor; dog mentality
Savvy footwork and hip fakes off the line
Quick in space
Knack for breaking tackles
Generally sticky hands despite some drops
Solid route runner
Not afraid to go over the middle
Largest hands of all receivers at the combine
Seems to love football

Cons
Takes a lot of punishment
Limited catch radius
Success could be in large part due to volume
4 drops in 2021
Lower level of competition
Better versus zone than he is versus man coverage

Scouting Notes:
At first look, Moore doesn’t look like a special player on tape. There are a lot of catches that end where they begin. Then again, Moore has a lot of tape to consider, so maybe I’m just seeing more of the quantity and not the quality. Moore was responsible for 42% of Western Michigan’s passing offense in 2021 alone, more than any other WR invited to the combine in the upcoming draft. What I do notice out of Moore is his ability to use nimble footwork and hip fakes to create space at the tops of his routes. He does most of his damage on short to intermediate routes that he catches in space and then bursts past coverage. Moore is sudden in and out of his breaks, so he often catches defenders by surprise. There’s some debate on how fast Moore will run at the Combine, but he’s quick to get up the field if nothing else. Moore’s hands might be his best strength, as he dropped only 7 balls on his 177 catchable career targets – If you’re getting lots of volume and you have sticky hands, that’s going to result in production. Moore also led the FBS WRs in forced missed tackles (26), which is promising for his ability to mitigate his lack of size, but then again he had the most attempts to be tackled. I’m not saying Moore’s success is all happenstance, but a rising tide lifts all ships stat wise. Moore is undeniably tough and an aggressive competitor on the field though, in the mold of a Jarvis Landry, and I can’t take that away from him. We’ll see soon enough if he can continue to be this kind of compiler at the NFL level.

Fantasy Outlook:
Moore is already high on a lot of draft boards due to his prodigious production, but an impressive showing at the Combine will go a long way in showing that he can take his success to the NFL. If he can produce anywhere on the scale he did at Western Michigan once drafted, Moore will be a dynasty gold mine and PPR boon. Right now, His biggest question marks are whether his smaller size will relegate him to inconsistent usage and if was just a bigger fish in a smaller pond at Western Michigan. As of now, he profiles as a high-motored slot man who can move the chains with regularity.