Durkin. The throw doesn’t allow Moore to smoothly gain yards after catch. Marty Hurney’s past wide receiver selections have been uninspiring. And let’s not forget, Moore did that despite some of the worst quarterback play in the league. Moore’s elite YAC ability comes from his contact balance, surely, which is not a big part of route-running—but it also comes from his explosiveness, stop/start ability, and long speed to finish plays after he breaks his tackles. On late-breaking routes that have a deeper depth of target or nine routes that require maintenance of downfield leverage, Moore’s unwillingness to play box-out ball to create throwing windows or lethargy coming out of his breaks allows for defenders to eat up his space and force Moore again into unnecessary contested-catch situations. What Moore has done is really impressive. Moore should be a plus-player on routes like the curl and dig, while racking up high reception totals. But we’re just not there yet. Moore showed with his measured athletic testing at the combine he has the physical traits to win at the catch point but left some questions on the field. Not bad players at all, of course—but all slot options who are somewhere between the primary and secondary target-getters on their teams. The athletic receiver showed explosion and stellar technique on routes like the slant, curl and dig in his Reception Perception sample. Brown Make The Leap. 1 wideout in Carolina, and he emerged as the No. With More opportunities for free releases in the slot and in the middle of the field, Moore will skyrocket into the undeniable elite tier of wide receivers. [4] As a sophomore, he started all 13 games and had 41 receptions for 637 yards and six touchdowns. With no preseason it may take Jefferson a couple of weeks to get acclimated, but over 16 games, he should see the most targets of any rookie wideout. Moore telegraphs cuts by lifting his shoulders and shortening his stride, cannot shed contact against press, and fails to work aggressively for pre-throw leverage that would make the window larger for his quarterback -- a particular issue on red zone reps. Moore is a wonderful contested-catch player for his size, but for some reason, that ability to win through contact does not translate to winning leverage throughout the route. It’s much easier to imagine this player as someone used as a flanker in two wide receiver sets to get a free release from the line of scrimmage who moves into the slot on 60-plus percent of his snaps. Moore in the 1st round of the 2018 NFL draft.Moore was the first receiver drafted, so there should be …