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Start Darnell Mooney or John Metchie III? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 3:11 PM ET.

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Start Darnell Mooney over John Metchie III

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Darnell Mooney

WR · NYG · vs WAS · Questionable

Market projects
3.9
fantasy pts
WAS D vs WR
33.6
12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
26 of 100 at WR
Snap share
55%
Through Week 9
Target share
10%
Through Week 9
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John Metchie III

WR · CAR · at NO

Market projects
3.6
recent weeks avg
NO D vs WR
31.3
16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
21 of 100 at WR
Snap share
40%
Through Week 9
Target share
9%
Through Week 9

Should I drop John Metchie III for Darnell Mooney?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Darnell Mooney projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 8 games), John Metchie III 30 (3.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Darnell Mooney over John Metchie III. Darnell Mooney is listed questionable.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Darnell Mooney over John Metchie III in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Darnell Mooney at 3.9 points and John Metchie III at 3.6, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for John Metchie III this week yet, so his 3.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (3.3, 3.9 and 3.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.9 fantasy points for Darnell Mooney, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Darnell Mooney is 16 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (13, 13 and 13 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for John Metchie III yet. His market-based projections were 3.3, 3.9 and 3.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 3.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Darnell Mooney 0.2 points ahead of John Metchie III on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Darnell Mooney and NYG host WAS on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

WAS allowed 33.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and a touchdown a game against WAS.

John Metchie III and CAR visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 154 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, Darnell Mooney has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Darnell Mooney is listed as questionable with a chest injury.

John Metchie III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Darnell Mooney played 55 percent of NYG snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Darnell Mooney, Week 6 against NO: 28 of 77 snaps, 1 carry for 20 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Darnell Mooney, Week 7 against HOU: 36 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Darnell Mooney, Week 9 against PHI: 37 of 67 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 54 yards.

Through Week 9, John Metchie III played 40 percent of CAR snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

John Metchie III, Week 7 against TB: 26 of 56 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

John Metchie III, Week 8 against GB: 33 of 73 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 14 yards.

John Metchie III, Week 9 against DEN: 19 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 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, John Metchie III played 16 games for NYJ and scored 71.9 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR87.

He caught 33 of 48 targets for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 134 air yards.

He was on the field for 43 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop John Metchie III for Darnell Mooney?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Darnell Mooney projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 8 games), John Metchie III 30 (3.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Darnell Mooney over John Metchie III. Darnell Mooney is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Darnell Mooney for John Metchie III?

    No. Keep Darnell Mooney: he projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 8 games), John Metchie III 30 (3.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Darnell Mooney over John Metchie III. Darnell Mooney is listed questionable.

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