DJ Moore has lofty expectations for Bears passing game in 2024

The Bears are set up for success this season as they currently own the No. 1 and 9 overall picks in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft. They also traded for Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen and signed running back D'Andre Swift this offseason.

Wide receiver DJ Moore believes Chicago is building something special and hopes that he and Allen will make an offense that averaged the sixth-fewest passing yards per game (182.1) last year electric next season.

"I know we've both talked about how we're going to complement each other. So I'm just looking forward to that," Moore said, per NBC Sports' Josh Alper. "It might be a race to 1,000 [yards], but that's just a friendly competition. At end of the day, if we're winning, whoever is catching the ball, I don't really care."

That's a lofty expectation from Moore considering the franchise's recent history. The last time the Bears had two 1,000-yard receivers was in 2013 when wide receivers Alshon Jeffery (1,421) and Brandon Marshall (1,295) hit the mark.

However, Moore and Allen are arguably Chicago's best wide receiver duo since Jeffery and Marshall. Both players eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards last season and, although they were on different teams, Moore seems to think there will be enough passing volume to go around in Chicago.

Of course, the main question is: Who will be throwing them the football next season after the Bears traded QB Justin Fields to the Steelers? The overwhelming belief is that it will be USC QB Caleb Williams, the presumptive first-overall pick in April's draft.

If Williams is indeed the selection, Moore and Allen have a good shot at hitting 1,000 receiving yards each. The USC product has been one of the most electric passers in college football over the past two seasons, throwing for 8,170 yards and 72 touchdowns.

But tossing a rookie quarterback into the starting lineup in Week 1 always comes with risk — even one with the makings of a great quarterback like Williams.

Only time will tell if the Bears passing game can live up to Moore's expectations. But there's no doubt eyes across the league will be on Chicago if Williams does end up succeeding Fields.