Start Darnell Mooney or Dyami Brown? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Darnell Mooney over Dyami Brown in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Darnell Mooney at 4.3 points and Dyami Brown at 3.6, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Dyami Brown this week yet, so his 3.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (2.4, 3.5 and 4.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.3 fantasy points for Darnell Mooney, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Darnell Mooney is 20 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (5, 5 and 13 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Dyami Brown yet. His market-based projections were 2.4, 3.5 and 4.8 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 3.6, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Dyami Brown a 12% chance to score a touchdown (12 market sources).

That puts Darnell Mooney 0.8 points ahead of Dyami Brown on these projections.

Injury status

Darnell Mooney is listed as questionable with a neck injury.

Dyami Brown 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, Dyami Brown played 46 percent of WAS snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Dyami Brown, Week 2 against DAL: 39 of 71 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.

Dyami Brown, Week 3 against SEA: 21 of 69 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Dyami Brown, Week 4 against IND: 36 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 65 yards.

Dyami Brown, Week 5 against NYG: 23 of 62 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards.

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, Dyami Brown played 14 games for JAX and scored 49.7 PPR points, 3.6 a game, finishing WR110.

He caught 20 of 37 targets for 227 yards and 1 touchdown, with 9 red zone targets and 196 air yards.

He was on the field for 36 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Bo Melton over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Darnell Mooney over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Calvin Ridley over Dyami Brown.
• Start Cody White over Dyami Brown.
• Start Darius Cooper over Dyami Brown.