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Start Darnell Mooney or Kyle Williams? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:56 PM ET.

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  • : Darnell Mooney: Listed Questionable (Chest) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start

WR · NE · at DET

Market projects
4.5
recent weeks avg
DET D vs WR
37.7
2nd most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
49 of 100 at WR
Snap share
40%
Through Week 9
Target share
6%
Through Week 9
Sit

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

Should I drop Kyle Williams 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), Kyle Williams 22 (3.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Kyle Williams over Darnell Mooney. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Darnell Mooney is listed questionable.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Kyle Williams over Darnell Mooney in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Kyle Williams at 4.5 points and Darnell Mooney at 3.9, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kyle Williams this week yet, so his 4.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (4.4, 5.1 and 4.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Kyle Williams yet. His market-based projections were 4.4, 5.1 and 4.1 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 4.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kyle Williams is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

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).

That puts Kyle Williams 0.7 points ahead of Darnell Mooney on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Kyle Williams and NE visit DET on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

DET allowed 37.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against DET.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Kyle Williams has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kyle Williams is not on the injury report.

Darnell Mooney is listed as questionable with a chest injury.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Kyle Williams played 40 percent of NE snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Williams, Week 6 against NYJ: 25 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 7 against CHI: 21 of 54 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 8 against MIA: 50 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Williams, Week 9 against GB: 49 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kyle Williams played 17 games for NE and scored 49.2 PPR points, 2.9 a game, finishing WR112.

He caught 10 of 21 targets for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 130 air yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 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 Kyle Williams 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), Kyle Williams 22 (3.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Kyle Williams over Darnell Mooney. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Darnell Mooney is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Darnell Mooney for Kyle Williams?

    No. Keep Darnell Mooney: he projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 8 games), Kyle Williams 22 (3.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Kyle Williams over Darnell Mooney. Darnell Mooney is listed questionable.

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