How would a rookie QB impact DJ Moore’s fantasy value in 2024? | Yahoo Fantasy Football Show
Yahoo Sports' Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don discuss DJ Moore's fantasy value if the Bears opt for a rookie QB as their starter next season. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Football Show” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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MATT HARMON: How much does a new quarterback move the needle for DJ Moore? I don't care about the Bears culture war on Twitter about Justin Fields. Like, I think they're moving on. I think they're taking a new quarterback at the first overall pick, almost regardless of their evaluation of Fields because I think even the biggest Fields fans would have to admit that he's not, like, a slam dunk, sure firestarter. You're hoping that you surround him with better pieces and a better offensive ecosystem, he could be-- he could be a good starter.
But when you have the opportunity to reset the quarterback clock, all that stuff, the new-- like, a new contract, a prospect in Caleb Williams that most people seem sold on, I think that's the direction they're going on here. So it's going to be a new quarterback. So for us and fantasy, Dalton, I don't know. Justin Fields was great for DJ Moore in fantasy last year. How much does a new quarterback, a rookie quarterback potentially, move that needle for DJ Moore?
DALTON DEL DON: Yeah, I mean, Fields is-- he provides us fantasy value with his legs. And we get a Williams, maybe there's an upgrade as a passer, even though he's a rookie for Moore. But, I mean, if I have more in dynasty, I'd prefer just Fields stand pat. I mean, he was a-- he was like the-- I think he might have even been behind only Tyreek Hill for a great stretch when they were on the field together as a number 2 fantasy receiver last year.
So, I mean, he was just targeting more like crazy. Not sure where the numbers ended up. But the splits were dramatic when Fields was QB. So, yeah, I would say it's bad news-- or not the best news. But your consolation prize is this possible generational talent in Caleb Williams throwing him the football. So I think DJ Moore is going to be fine. And-- but, yeah, when you're choosing between maybe Nico Collins in round 2 now losing Fields, maybe I'd rather Collins, yeah.
MATT HARMON: Moore was so good.
DALTON DEL DON: Yeah.
MATT HARMON: How much of that was Fields? How much of that was just like DJ Moore can be good with any quarterback? But he reached a higher ceiling in Chicago than he ever did in Carolina. But I think that Caleb Williams, even if he's a-- he's not a slam dunk prospect or anything. I don't really know that any prospect is slam dunk at this point. We probably need to ditch the generational term. There's risk with everybody. I still think that he presents probably a better path to anything that DJ Moore had previously played with anyways. So I think it's-- I think it's a win-win situation for Moore.