Start Darnell Mooney or Kyle Williams? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Darnell Mooney over Kyle Williams in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Darnell Mooney at 4.1 points and Kyle Williams at 3.7, a gap of 0.3. 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 4.1 fantasy points for Darnell Mooney, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Darnell Mooney at 17.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.7 fantasy points for Kyle Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kyle Williams at 13.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (10, 9 and 15 market sources).

That puts Darnell Mooney 0.3 points ahead of Kyle Williams on the market projections.

Injury status

Darnell Mooney is not on the injury report.

Kyle Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Darnell Mooney played 57 percent of NYG snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Darnell Mooney, Week 1 against DAL: 39 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 27 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Kyle Williams played 24 percent of NE snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Williams, Week 1 against SEA: 12 of 71 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 2 against PIT: 11 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 3 against JAX: 22 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 34 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 4 against BUF: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, 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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Darnell Mooney over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cody White over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Devontez Walker.
• Start Kyle Williams over Devontez Walker.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Kyle Williams.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Kyle Williams.