Start Darius Cooper or Darnell Mooney? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Darnell Mooney over Darius Cooper in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Darnell Mooney at 4.0 points and Darius Cooper at 3.7, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Darnell Mooney this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (3.6, 4.4 and 4.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Darius Cooper this week yet, so his 3.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (1.7, 3.8 and 5.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Darnell Mooney yet. His market-based projections were 3.6, 4.4 and 4.1 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Darnell Mooney a 13% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Darius Cooper yet. His market-based projections were 1.7, 3.8 and 5.6 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 3.7, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

That puts Darnell Mooney 0.3 points ahead of Darius Cooper on these projections.

Injury status

Darnell Mooney is not on the injury report.

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Darnell Mooney played 59 percent of NYG snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Darnell Mooney, Week 5 against WAS: 58 of 89 snaps, 7 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Through Week 5, Darius Cooper played 50 percent of PHI snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Darius Cooper, Week 2 against TEN: 31 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darius Cooper, Week 3 against CHI: 5 of 50 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Darius Cooper, Week 4 against LAR: 55 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Darius Cooper, Week 5 against JAX: 53 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 71 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Darius Cooper played 13 games for PHI and scored 18.2 PPR points, 1.4 a game.

He caught 9 of 11 targets for 92 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 70 air yards.

He was on the field for 19 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Cody White.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Darius Cooper.
• Start Darius Cooper over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cody White over Darius Cooper.