Start Darnell Mooney or Jalen Nailor? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jalen Nailor over Darnell Mooney in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jalen Nailor at 5.6 points and Darnell Mooney at 4.4, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jalen Nailor this week yet, so his 5.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 4 (6.9 and 4.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Jalen Nailor yet. His market-based projections were 6.9 and 4.3 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Jalen Nailor a 20% chance to score a touchdown (11 market sources).

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 (3, 3 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jalen Nailor 1.2 points ahead of Darnell Mooney on these projections.

Injury status

Jalen Nailor is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

Darnell Mooney is listed as questionable with a neck injury.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Jalen Nailor played 48 percent of LV snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Nailor, Week 1 against MIA: 41 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 2 against LAC: 38 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 4 against KC: 19 of 84 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Nailor played 17 games for MIN and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.

He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 332 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Jalen Nailor over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Jalen Nailor.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Jalen Nailor.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Darnell Mooney over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Cody White.