The Houston Texans need help all along their roster throughout the offseason.
One area where the Texans could get decent value in the draft is at receiver.
According to Mark Schofield of the Touchdown Wire, Western Michigan receiver Skyy Moore is one of 11 prospects worth watching at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Moore is a fascinating study on film. Many will look at him from a size standpoint and have him pegged as a pure slot receiver in the NFL, but the Broncos aligned him all over the field, and was set up on the boundary for almost 70% of his snaps for Western Michigan this past season, according to charting data.
As such, he has an impressive release package, including a hand swipe/chop move to beat press-aligned defenders at the snap. His experience against press, even coming out of the MAC, will have some teams intrigued. It is hard to get past a potential comparison to Julian Edelman, and view Moore as a receiver who can play out of the slot, but is not a slot-exclusive receiver. How he tests in Indianapolis will also start to fill out the picture of how he is viewed by teams, and how he can be used at the next level.
Danny Amendola was the Texans’ slot receiver in 2021, but given the fact he will turn 37 in the middle of next season, Houston could use a younger upgrade if available.
In Moore’s last season at Western Michigan, he caught 95 passes for 1,292 yards and 10 touchdowns.
The Texans have Brandin Cooks, Nico Collins, Phillip Dorsett, Jalen Camp, and Damon Hazelton under contract for 2022. Clearly wideout will be an area general manager Nick Caserio adds a few more pieces throughout the offseason.
