Skyy Moore didn’t need a huge night against the Steelers to show why the Packers wanted him.
One punt return for 14 yards won’t move the earth, and neither will a single catch for 11 yards in a preseason game. But for Green Bay, even that little burst felt notable because it came in a spot where the team has been starving for juice for years.
The Packers have cycled through options at punt returner in recent seasons, with Romeo Doubs and Jayden Reed taking turns. Before that, the club hasn’t really had a true spark in the role since a young Randall Cobb, at least not in the last 15 years. Moore isn’t being asked to be Cobb as a receiver, but he can still change the feel of special teams.
That matters because Green Bay’s punt-return production was ugly in 2025. The Packers finished 30th in total punt-return yards with 146 and dead last in average yards per return at 5.6. Moore’s 14-yard runback against Pittsburgh was six yards longer than Green Bay’s best return from last season, which topped out at 20 and ranked 29th in the league.
There’s a reason the Packers brought him in. Moore has already shown he can do more than just survive in the role.
With the San Francisco 49ers, he piled up 25 punt returns for 291 yards and a long of 66. That worked out to 11.6 yards per return, miles ahead of the Packers’ 5.6.
Even if you remove the longest returns, Moore still posted a better average than Doubs, Reed, Matthew Golden, and Keisean Nixon.
Coverage units matter, of course, because lanes don’t appear out of thin air. But the larger issue for Green Bay last season was a simple lack of explosion. Moore brings that missing ingredient, and even a modest preseason return was enough to underline it.
The night wasn’t as clean when Moore had the ball in his hands as a receiver. He dropped two passes, which won’t help his push to become a trusted depth option in the wideout room. He did flash a little versatility with a six-yard run on a reverse, a reminder that he can still be used as a gadget piece.
One other wrinkle: the Packers didn’t use him as a kick returner, even though that was another strong part of his game with the 49ers. In 2025, Moore handled 33 kickoff returns for 907 yards, and his 27.5 average would have ranked sixth among NFL teams.
He also broke off a 98-yard return. No Packer got past 36, and Green Bay finished 23rd in average yards per kickoff return.
Against Pittsburgh, the workload was spread around. Savion Williams, J. Michael Sturdivant, and running back Jaden Nixon each returned a kickoff, and it’s possible the Packers are still leaning toward Williams after he was the primary option as a rookie.
Still, even if Moore only ends up handling punts, that alone would be a real upgrade for Green Bay. And in the preseason, sometimes that’s enough to get people talking.
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