Chiefs WR confident despite disappointing start to NFL career

The Chiefs wide receiver room disappointed a season ago, leading the NFL in dropped passes ( 44 ).

Kansas City had a couple of young receivers in Skyy Moore and Kadarius Toney whom it hoped would take their games to another level, but that wasn't how things played out.

Moore, a second-round pick in 2022, had just 21 catches for 244 yards and one touchdown in his second season. He doesn't know why he didn't take the next step but is ready to try again this season.

"Honestly, I feel like it just, like you said, just didn't happen," Moore said , via Jordan Foote of Sports Illustrated. "I came up here, put the work in, did what I had to do and sometimes it just doesn't go the way you planned it to. Get right back on the horse and keep riding."

That will be difficult to do after the Chiefs added a couple new faces to the room this offseason, signing Marquise Brown via free agency and selecting Xavier Worthy in the first round of the 2024 Draft. Those two, paired with second-year wide receiver Rashee Rice, has pushed Moore further down the depth chart.

It also didn't help that Moore missed the end of the regular season and Kansas City's Super Bowl run due to a knee injury.

However, the 23-year-old is now healthy and more confident than ever with the playbook.

"Just another year," Moore said. "Coming into my third season, I feel prepared. I know everything, I know what to expect and everything. So I feel like I'm just coming to work."

Moore figures to be the No. 5 or 6 wide receiver entering the 2024 season. So his spot on the roster shouldn't be in jeopardy, but if he wants to make the leap everyone thought he would last year, he must battle for more reps throughout the rest of training camp and preseason.

"I'm just coming in every day (as) the same person," Moore said. "Just putting the work in. I believe that once you put the work in, the rest is not up to me. I just want to focus on what I can control and just keep getting better."