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Start Darnell Mooney or Tank Dell? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 12:21 PM ET.

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

WR · HOU · at CLE

Market projects
2.9
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR
29.3
12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
78 of 100 at WR
Snap share
36%
Through Week 9
Target share
15%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Tank Dell 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), Tank Dell 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Darnell Mooney over Tank Dell. Darnell Mooney is listed questionable.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Darnell Mooney over Tank Dell in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Darnell Mooney at 3.9 points and Tank Dell at 2.9, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Tank Dell this week yet, so his 2.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (2.0 and 3.7); 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 Tank Dell yet. His market-based projections were 2.0 and 3.7 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 2.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Darnell Mooney 1.0 points ahead of Tank Dell 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.

Tank Dell and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 9 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE.

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

Injury status

Darnell Mooney is listed as questionable with a chest injury.

Tank Dell 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, Tank Dell played 36 percent of HOU snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tank Dell, Week 7 against NYG: 14 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 43 yards.

Tank Dell, Week 9 against LAC: 33 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 105 yards, 1 touchdown.

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 Tank Dell 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), Tank Dell 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Darnell Mooney over Tank Dell. Darnell Mooney is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Darnell Mooney for Tank Dell?

    No. Keep Darnell Mooney: he projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 8 games), Tank Dell 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Darnell Mooney over Tank Dell. Darnell Mooney is listed questionable.

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