David Moore

Career StatsC

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		76	116	1,613	17
2025		4	1	5	0
2024		17	32	351	3
2023		7

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

This signing grades out as a slight overpay for the Carolina Panthers — the team is getting approximately what they're paying for in on-field production. David's on-field performance ranks in the middle of the pack among NFL WRs, grading him as a serviceable starter at the position. His $1.5M average annual value ranks as minimum-level money for the WR market. The production lines up closely with the price tag — serviceable starter production at minimum-level money, which is essentially paying fair market value. David is squarely in his prime, which adds to the deal's upside — the team should get multiple productive seasons out of this contract. The 1-year, $1.5M deal keeps the commitment short, giving the team financial flexibility to move on if performance drops.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the B band — a quick read on where David's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Among wide receivers on the Carolina Panthers, David Moore's output grades to a C performance level. The 31-year-old established veteran is operating as a depth piece in a receiver room that desperately needs upgrades, and his 2025 season production—5 receiving yards across 4 games—underscores that reality with brutal clarity. There is no meaningful statistical strength to spotlight here; those numbers represent minimal output from a rotational contributor who has not functioned as a consistent playmaking threat. The weakness is systemic: Moore simply is not generating production volume or efficiency at a level that justifies roster investment, particularly for a team chasing playoff positioning and in need of legitimate downfield weapons. His role is exactly what the media consensus has framed it as—warm-body depth and playoff-day insurance—and at age 31 in his ninth NFL season, there is no upside trajectory to project. The Panthers' decision to re-sign him over pursuing more dynamic options reads as organizational risk aversion rather than strategic receiver construction, and the fanbase's frustration is justified: this is settling, not solving.

How David Compares at the Position

David Moore ranks 125th of 295 graded wide receivers by performance. That slots David between Luke Floriea (C) just ahead and Chimere Dike (C) just behind.

Fan Sentiment

David Moore's sentiment grade lands at B-, reflecting how the recent storylines have framed him. The dominant narrative paints Moore as a safe, uninspiring depth addition that actively forecloses better receiver options—one outlet went as far as characterizing his signing as the death knell for any meaningful upgrade to Carolina's receiver room, a damning assessment for a team desperately needing playmakers. That perception is only reinforced by his C performance grade and his 2025 season output of just 5 receiving yards across 4 games, numbers that make it nearly impossible to build a credible case for his roster value beyond warm-body filler. The release of Hunter Renfrow to make room for Moore has particularly stung the fanbase, which sees the move as trading one middling option for another without any real ceiling upgrade—and in the context of the Panthers' broader offseason activity, which reads more like roster maintenance than aggressive retooling, Moore's addition fits that uninspiring pattern perfectly. For a franchise sitting at 8-9 and holding the fourth seed in the NFC South with months still to go before kickoff, the collective takeaway is clear: the Panthers had an offseason window to make a bold statement at receiver, and a 31-year-old seventh-round veteran in his ninth year is about as far from that statement as a front office can make. The narrative here is settled and decidedly sour—Moore is a roster filler in a room that needed a franchise-caliber infusion.