Start Darnell Mooney or Tez Johnson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Darnell Mooney over Tez Johnson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Darnell Mooney at 4.3 points and Tez Johnson at 3.7, a gap of 0.6. 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 4.3 fantasy points for Darnell Mooney, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Darnell Mooney at 18.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 15 market sources).

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

The market has Tez Johnson at 13.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (13, 16 and 17 market sources).

That puts Darnell Mooney 0.6 points ahead of Tez Johnson on the market projections.

Injury status

Darnell Mooney is not on the injury report.

Tez Johnson 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, Tez Johnson played 33 percent of TB snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tez Johnson, Week 1 against CIN: 13 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 2 against CLE: 19 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 49 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 3 against MIN: 16 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 4 against GB: 35 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 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, Tez Johnson played 16 games for TB and scored 92.4 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR67.

He caught 28 of 44 targets for 322 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Darnell Mooney over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Tez Johnson over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Chris Olave over Tez Johnson.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Tez Johnson.