Start Darnell Mooney or Konata Mumpfield? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Konata Mumpfield over Darnell Mooney in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Konata Mumpfield at 4.9 points and Darnell Mooney at 4.3, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Konata Mumpfield this week yet, so his 4.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (5.2 and 4.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Darnell Mooney this week yet, so his 4.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (4.5 and 4.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Konata Mumpfield yet. His market-based projections were 5.2 and 4.5 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 4.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Darnell Mooney yet. His market-based projections were 4.5 and 4.0 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 4.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Konata Mumpfield 0.6 points ahead of Darnell Mooney on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Konata Mumpfield and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against WAS.

Darnell Mooney and NYG visit PHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PHI allowed 40.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 184 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.

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

Injury status

Konata Mumpfield is not on the injury report.

Darnell Mooney is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Konata Mumpfield played 41 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 5 against BUF: 6 of 82 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 6 against ARI: 27 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 7 against LV: 31 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 8 against LAC: 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 7, Darnell Mooney played 55 percent of NYG snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Konata Mumpfield played 17 games for LAR and scored 25.2 PPR points, 1.5 a game, finishing WR145.

He caught 10 of 23 targets for 92 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 67 air yards.

He was on the field for 32 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 9 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Efton Chism III over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Efton Chism III over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Darnell Mooney.