Should I Drop Skyy Moore? Fantasy Football Outlook

Patrick Mahomes is a top-6 quarterback in fantasy football heading into Week 6. Only one Chiefs' wide receiver sits in the top 50 in scoring in PPR formats.

Wideout play in Kansas City has been inconsistent, at best. Drops have been a problem but playing time is the biggest deterrent to finding gold in one of the league's premier offenses. Kansas City offensive coordinator Matt Nagy admitted that they're deploying a committee approach.

"We feel like we’ve got a bunch of really good players at the wide receiver position that all have different strengths — and we just want to utilize them to the best of our ability.” - Matt Nagy

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Whatever strengths Skyy Moore has, they aren't being utilized to help fantasy football managers and it may be time to cut ties.

What Did Skyy Moore Do In Weeks 5 & 6? 

In Week 5 against Minnesota (a defense beatable in the passing game), Moore was targeted twice and caught both for 11 yards. He was one of ten different players to catch a pass from Mahomes.

The stat line wasn't any better in Week 6, against an even worse Denver defense. Moore saw just over half of the snaps and caught two of his four targets for 22 yards. It's hard for a wide receiver of any caliber to produce when playing just 50% of the game.

Can I Drop Skyy Moore in Fantasy Football?

There was optimism in the offseason that Moore would be the receiver to fill the WR1 void left by JuJu Smith-Schuster (which was left open by Tyreek Hill's departure). That simply hasn't been the case. Targets for the 2022 second-round pick have decreased as rookie Rashee Rice and veteran Justin Watson's have ticked up. Kadarius Toney is playing about a third of the snaps but gets looks when he's on the field. Marquez Valdes-Scantling is still out there running wind sprints.

Justin Watson is seemingly locked in now as the deep ball threat for Mahomes (although he will miss at least a few weeks with a dislocated elbow). Rice is efficient at beating zone coverages but hasn't figured out how to get open consistently against man coverage. Still, armchair quarterbacks are clamoring for more playing time for the rookie and coaches may be starting to oblige.

If Moore is still on your roster in a standard-sized league, take a look and see if Rice is available and make that swap. Regardless of whether Rice is a free agent or not, there are several better wide receiver options than Moore right now. It's time to give up hope.

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