Start Darnell Mooney or Elic Ayomanor? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Darnell Mooney over Elic Ayomanor in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Darnell Mooney at 4.4 points and Elic Ayomanor at 4.0, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.4 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).

Player markets imply 4.0 fantasy points for Elic Ayomanor, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Elic Ayomanor is 16 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (11, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Darnell Mooney 0.4 points ahead of Elic Ayomanor on the market projections.

Injury status

Darnell Mooney is listed as questionable with a neck injury.

Elic Ayomanor 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, Elic Ayomanor played 60 percent of TEN snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 2 against PHI: 28 of 53 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 69 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 3 against NYG: 48 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 4 against BAL: 40 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 5 against HOU: 33 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 17 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, Elic Ayomanor played 16 games for TEN and scored 116.5 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR55.

He caught 41 of 89 targets for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 400 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 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 Bo Melton over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Calvin Ridley.