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Start Darnell Mooney or Reggie Virgil? Week 10

Updated Nov 11, 6:46 PM ET.

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Start

WR · ARI · vs LAR

Market projects
4.8
fantasy pts
LAR D vs WR
26.8
5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
21%
Through Week 9
Target share
6%
Through Week 9
Sit

WR · NYG · vs WAS

Market projects
3.8
fantasy pts
WAS D vs WR
33.6
12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
55 of 100 at WR
Snap share
55%
Through Week 9
Target share
10%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Reggie Virgil for Darnell Mooney?

Not on these numbers alone. Reggie Virgil projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 7 games) and Darnell Mooney 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Reggie Virgil over Darnell Mooney, 4.8 to 3.8 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Reggie Virgil over Darnell Mooney in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Reggie Virgil at 4.8 points and Darnell Mooney at 3.8, a gap of 1.0. 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 4.8 fantasy points for Reggie Virgil, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Reggie Virgil is 23 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (5, 6 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.8 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 (14, 13 and 14 market sources).

That puts Reggie Virgil 1.0 points ahead of Darnell Mooney on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Reggie Virgil and ARI host LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown a game against LAR.

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, Darnell Mooney has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Reggie Virgil is not on the injury report.

Darnell Mooney is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Reggie Virgil played 21 percent of ARI snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Reggie Virgil, Week 6 against LAR: 3 of 72 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Reggie Virgil, Week 7 against DEN: 3 of 81 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Reggie Virgil, Week 8 against DAL: 38 of 81 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Reggie Virgil, Week 9 against SEA: 18 of 53 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 25 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, 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 Reggie Virgil for Darnell Mooney?

    Not on these numbers alone. Reggie Virgil projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 7 games) and Darnell Mooney 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Reggie Virgil over Darnell Mooney, 4.8 to 3.8 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Darnell Mooney for Reggie Virgil?

    Not on these numbers alone. Darnell Mooney projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 8 games) and Reggie Virgil 30 (4.3 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Reggie Virgil over Darnell Mooney, 4.8 to 3.8 projected PPR points.

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