The difference between Moore and the likes of Jackson and Brown is they had already played on the outside most of the time during their college careers. However, after being almost exclusively a slot receiver in his first two seasons, Moore was used in a variety of different ways in his final season, especially towards the end of the year.

Moore lined up outside almost 20 percent of the time, but also lined up in the backfield and even sometimes as an H-back or wildcat quarterback. When he did line up outside, he would be the Z receiver, which means he was off the line of scrimmage and able to go in motion, as he often did before or as the ball was snapped. He also worked on the outside in bunch formations, which meant he could still work the middle of the field and couldn’t be forced up against the sideline.

The South Carolina game was telling, as only six of Moore’s 13 catches came while he was lined up in the slot. The Rebels kept moving him around and he had some catches against zone coverage from the boundary. Tellingly, the Gamecocks put their best cornerback -- Panthers first-round pick Jaycee Horn -- into man coverage against him in crunch time and Moore proved he can deliver against NFL-level talent by beating his jam to release for a first down catch and then drawing a pass interference call on a downfield route.

If Moore can be effective on the outside with the Jets, this will enable them to get Crowder, and maybe Berrios sometimes, into the game collectively. They can also exploit his versatility by having four, or even five receivers on the field but not necessarily lining up in an empty set.

The downside to Moore producing on the outside is that this means fewer reps available for the likes of Keelan Cole and Denzel Mims. The Jets didn’t guarantee Cole $5 million to spend most of the season on the bench and will be keen to keep developing Mims after the 2020 second-round pick showed flashes of potential in an injury-affected rookie year.

Ultimately, this could be a nice problem to have. There will inevitably be injuries so that’s where the team’s improved strength in depth should pay off.

Contributing on the outside wasn’t something Moore did a lot in college, but he did enough of it during his junior year to suggest it’s somewhere he can potentially produce. Whether he’ll emulate Brown and Jackson to become a player who primarily lines up outside remains to be seen, but the coaching staff are sure to see his positional versatility as an exciting tool.

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