It feels as if every move the Kansas City Chiefs have made during their dynasty has aged well, but that cannot be said about selecting Skyy Moore in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Expectations were sky-high for Moore paired with Patrick Mahomes, but he never came close to meeting them. Unsurprisingly, the Chiefs decided they had enough with the wideout and have reportedly agreed to send him to the San Francisco 49ers per NFL insider Jordan Schultz.
BREAKING: The #Chiefs are trading Skyy Moore to the #49ers, per sources. 2027 6 7 flip
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) August 20, 2025
The terms of the deal highlight just how disappointing Moore's Chiefs tenure has been. All it took for the Niners to acquire him was swapping 2027 picks in the sixth and seventh rounds. Moore was essentially handed over to San Francisco for nothing.
As underwhelming of a deal as this is, it needed to happen. The Chiefs needed to part with Moore, a player who clearly wasn't going to amount to anything in Kansas City, Moore needed a change of scenery, and the Niners needed to add wide receiver depth.
Chiefs finally end failed Skyy Moore era by sending him to Niners
The Chiefs gave Moore several years to prove he belongs and he simply hasn't done that. Now, with at least five, if not more, receivers ahead of him on the depth chart, it made perfect sense for Kansas City to cut bait and get what they conceivably could.
Evidently, while he was once highly-touted, Moore's value was never going to be high considering the fact that he hasn't ever surpassed the 250-yard mark in any of his three regular seasons and he failed to catch any of his three targets during last regular season. Yes, even amid all of the Chiefs' turmoil at the wide receiver position, Moore appeared in just six games and saw a total of three targets all regular season.
They didn't get much, but a pick in the sixth round is better than a pick in the seventh round. At least that's better than releasing him, right?
Chiefs trade grade: C
Niners take desperate chance on Skyy Moore
The Niners made this move out of sheer desperation - there's no disputing that. Brandon Aiyuk is still recovering from last year's season-ending knee injury, who knows when he'll be fully healthy and how productive he'll be when he returns? It'll be a while. Jauan Jennings is looking for a new contract and he's sidelined with an injury of his own, who knows if/when he'll return? To make matters worse, it was just revealed that Demarcus Robinson has been suspended for three games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
San Francisco's Week 1 wide receiver corps consists of Ricky Pearsall and, well, it's anyone's best guess if we're being honest. Moore might not have much of a track record at the NFL level, but he's a healthy wide receiver. The Niners need that.
Getting a wideout, especially a 24-year-old who was a second-round pick not too long ago, for essentially nothing, makes a lot of sense in San Francisco's position. It isn't a great deal by any means, but trading for Moore is better than running with what they had.