5 stats to know about Chicago Bears new WR D.J. Moore

3. D.J. Moore can be a deep threat for the Chicago Bears

The notable change in D.J. Moore is how he slowly but surely became a bigger downfield threat. During his first season he was almost a gadget player and only had 11.8% of his targets go 20 yards down the field.

From there, he started to expand his game. He went up to 16.2% of his targets being deep passes in 2019, and then 22.1% of his passes being the deep ball in 2020. His deep ball rate dropped a bit in 2021 down to 14.7% but shot all the way up to 27.5% last season.

D.J. Moore was ninth in deep ball yards, seventh in targets, and fifth in targets rate. He was a deep ball threat last season. Justin Fields happens to be his perfect fit.

Justin Fields threw the ball 20 yards down field on 16% of his snaps. Sam Darnold went deep 17.9% last season, mostly to D.J. Moore. Fields was in fourth behind Darnold, Russell Wilson, and Josh Allen.

Still, Fields had more yards per attempt and more big-time throws. He is one of the best deep passers in the NFL and of the more aggressive passers. With D.J. Moore being of the best deep ball catchers, the duo could be insanley dynamic.