David Moore

9-year journeyman: Seattle to Denver to Green Bay to Tampa to Carolina — a 7th-round pick who keeps proving doubters wrong.

A 7th-round 2017 Seattle pick (226th overall) out of East Central Oklahoma, Moore parlayed a 26/445/5 sophomore line into a near-decade career. After being cut by Chicago in Week 2 of 2022, he sat out the rest of that year, then re-emerged in Tampa (2023) and landed a full role in Carolina (2024) with 57 targets and 3 TDs.

Why it matters. The journeyman arc is the defining story of Moore's career — a fringe roster player who outlasted expectations by finding new teams every time he was cut.

17 career regular-season TDs on 116 catches — a 14.7% TD-per-reception rate that defines his red-zone value.

Moore's career has been defined by efficient red-zone usage, not volume. His 2018 Seattle line — 5 TDs on 26 catches (19.2% TD rate) — was elite. Across 8 active seasons he's never been a primary target, but coaches consistently dial him up inside the 20. The 2023 Tampa stint added 1 RS TD in 6 games despite minimal usage.

Why it matters. A 14.7% TD-per-reception rate over a multi-season career is a genuine efficiency signal — it explains why teams keep signing a WR who never cracks the top of a depth chart.

Career-high 103 yards vs Carolina in 2018 — and 7 seasons later he's in a Panthers uniform.

Moore's only career 100-yard game came in Week 12 of 2018 vs Carolina: 4 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD. Seven seasons later he signed with the Panthers and now plays in front of the fans whose secondary he beat for his career-best line.

He nearly matched it in Week 12, 2024 vs KC: 6 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD against the defending champs — and at age 30 his best yardage games are still coming.

Why it matters. The narrative symmetry of beating the Panthers secondary for his career-best game and then joining them is a compelling human-interest angle that resonates with fans.

Across 2021 and 2022 combined he had 0 receptions on 2 NFL targets.

After 3 productive Seahawks seasons (2018-20), Moore signed with Denver in 2021, was cut, latched on with Green Bay, and finished the year with 2 NFL targets and 0 catches across 2 games on 2 different teams. He was cut by Chicago two weeks into 2022 and didn't take an NFL snap that fall.

The 6-game Tampa Bay 2023 regular-season stint (5 catches, 94 yards, 1 TD) — plus a 1-TD playoff game — was what got him back on the radar and led to his 2024 Carolina contract.

Why it matters. The 2021-22 dead-air period is what makes Moore's comeback arc compelling — most players with 0 catches across two ghosted seasons never get another NFL contract.

6 NFL franchises across 9 seasons: Seattle, Denver, Green Bay, Chicago, Tampa Bay, and Carolina.

Moore has suited up for Seattle (2018-20), Denver (2021), Green Bay (2021), Chicago (2022, cut Week 2), Tampa Bay (2023), and Carolina (2024-25) — 6 NFL franchises across 9 seasons.

Despite never ranking higher than WR3 on any depth chart, Moore has a 14.7% career regular-season TD rate on 116 catches (17 TDs) — a rare efficiency signature that explains why front offices keep calling. The 2025 Carolina line (1 catch on 1 target in 3 games) at age 30 may be his final chapter, but as a 7th-round pick he's already exceeded every expectation.

Why it matters. Six franchises in nine seasons is exceptional roster volatility — it contextualizes both his durability (kept finding teams) and his ceiling (never the primary guy anywhere).