Cowboys Miss Out On Elijah Moore Signing As Bills Make Move

Elijah Moore just signed. ... but the Dallas Cowboys were not biting.

Elijah Moore can play. He just hasn’t been in a healthy quarterback situation yet. 

That’s the entire Elijah Moore experience in one sentence. Drafted 34th overall in 2021, and since that moment, it’s been nothing but quarterback roulette — and not the good kind. 

But he just visited with the Bills last weekend ... and the Cowboys are still in the market, so ...

Alas, on Wednesday afternoon he signed on with Buffalo on a one-year deal worth up to $5 million. The story ...

His rookie season in 2021? He caught passes from Joe Flacco, Zach Wilson, and Mike White. Year two? Same story. By 2023, the Jets dealt him in a pick swap that landed them a second round pick in 2023.  

Then came Cleveland — and somehow, it wasn't any better for as far as quarterbacks go. In 2023 Cleveland had P.J. Walker, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco (again), and Jeff Driskel slinging the rock. Then in 2024, more of the same.  

Fast forward to 2025. The draft has come and gone. The Cowboys are still looking for an explosive WR2.  And Elijah Moore, still only 25 years old remains unsigned. Spotrac pegs his market value around $4.5M APY, but clearly the NFL market hasn’t matched the same optimism. And if we’re being fully transparent, Moore would be a textbook financial fit for the Cowboys — but speaking for most of the fanbase, let’s do our part to hold the Joneses to their word about targeting explosive and veteran difference-makers.

It's also worth noting: the compensatory draft pick formula ended over the weekend so the Cowboys could sign whoever they want in free agency at this point and not lose a comp pick for it. 

Moore’s upside is still intriguing. But the Cowboys haven’t shown much interest in “maybes” at the receiver position. Even being connected to names like Courtland Sutton, Jameson Williams, George Pickens, DJ Moore, & Amari Cooper (even though we knew that re-marriage was never likely) they’re clearly looking for impact — not insurance. 

Elijah Moore’s game is shifty, versatile, and tough to pin down. In 2024, he ran 306 routes from the slot and hauled in 37 catches at 8 yards a pop. From the outside? 242 routes, 22 grabs, 11 yards per catch. More volume inside, slightly more juice outside.

And that’s kind of the story with him — flashes of promise, yet no foundation to build on.

Would he benefit from a system like Dallas, a quarterback like Dak, and a clearly defined role? Absolutely.

But would the Cowboys burn one of their final roster spots on a reclamation project?

They’ve been down that road before.

Still… with his history? You almost wanna see him get one real shot. Just once.

And he's getting that. In Buffalo.