Chiefs trade Skyy Moore to 49ers for future picks

Skyy Moore moves from Kansas City to San Francisco in a late-round pick swap, reshaping both teams’ receiving depth.

Chiefs trade Skyy Moore to 49ers for future picks

Skyy Moore was not guaranteed a spot on the Chiefs roster, and Kansas City moved him quickly in a swap with the 49ers. The deal sends Moore to San Francisco in exchange for a flip of sixth and seventh-round picks in 2027, per Jordan Schultz. Moore’s career with Kansas City includes 11 starts, 43 receptions for 494 yards and a touchdown, plus 86 punt return yards and 93 kickoff return yards. He dealt with a core muscle injury last season, playing only six games and posting no receptions in 82 offensive snaps.

In the 2024 preseason game against Seattle, Moore had two dropped passes and muffed a kickoff before a kickoff return of 88 yards for a touchdown. The Chiefs highlighted his NFL potential earlier this week, but the trade reflects a broader roster calculation that goes beyond one player. San Francisco faces a wider WR list issue with Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings, Jordan Watkins, and Jacob Cowing dealing with injuries, and Demarcus Robinson slated for a three-game suspension.

This move shows how teams balance immediate depth with long-term value. Kansas City is clearly willing to move on from a second-round pick who had limited impact, freeing up future draft capital to recharge the roster. San Francisco gains a contested depth option at a time when injuries have stretched their WR group thin, even as the team weighs how much to rely on Moore’s upside. The trade underscores how the NFL increasingly treats 2027 picks as currency, not just potential players. It also spotlights how injuries and suspensions can drive what seems like a quiet, late-summer transaction into real bottom-line consequences for depth and performance.

Highlights

Rosters evolve fast in August, and this trade is a reminder that opportunity often travels with calculation as much as with talent.