Start Cooper Kupp or Darnell Mooney? Week 4

Our Week 4 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Darnell Mooney in Week 4.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.3 points and Darnell Mooney at 4.5, a gap of 1.8.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for Cooper Kupp, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Cooper Kupp at 22.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.5 fantasy points for Darnell Mooney, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Darnell Mooney at 20.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (13, 16 and 16 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 1.8 points ahead of Darnell Mooney on the market projections.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Darnell Mooney was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Usage before Week 4

Through Week 3, Cooper Kupp played 61 percent of SEA snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 1 against NE: 39 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 2 against ARI: 30 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 3 against WAS: 45 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 3, Darnell Mooney played 57 percent of NYG snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Darnell Mooney, Week 1 against DAL: 39 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 27 yards.

Darnell Mooney, Week 2 against LAR: 42 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 48 yards.

Darnell Mooney, Week 3 against TEN: 28 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Darnell Mooney played 15 games for ATL and scored 82.3 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR79.

He caught 32 of 72 targets for 443 yards and 1 touchdown, with 7 red zone targets and 370 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 4 went

Cooper Kupp scored 2.3 PPR points and Darnell Mooney scored 0.0.

The call was right: Cooper Kupp outscored Darnell Mooney by 2.3.

Cooper Kupp finished 4.0 points below the 6.3 the market projected.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards, 2.3 PPR points.

Cooper Kupp finished as the week's WR93 in PPR scoring.

Darnell Mooney finished 4.5 points below the 4.5 the market projected.

Darnell Mooney, Week 4 against ARI: 37 of 67 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 4 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start DeMario Douglas over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start DeMario Douglas over Darnell Mooney.