Start Darnell Mooney or Tory Horton? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Darnell Mooney over Tory Horton in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Darnell Mooney at 4.1 points and Tory Horton at 3.5, 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 4.1 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 3.5 fantasy points for Tory Horton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Tory Horton at 11.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (15, 15 and 15 market sources).

That puts Darnell Mooney 0.6 points ahead of Tory Horton on the market projections.

Injury status

Darnell Mooney is not on the injury report.

Tory Horton 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, Tory Horton played 24 percent of SEA snaps, drew 4 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tory Horton, Week 2 against ARI: 22 of 70 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tory Horton, Week 3 against WAS: 15 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 48 yards.

Tory Horton, Week 4 against LAC: 10 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 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.

In 2025, Tory Horton played 8 games for SEA and scored 65.1 PPR points, 8.1 a game, finishing WR96.

He caught 13 of 22 targets for 161 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 128 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 Cody White over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Devontez Walker.
• Start Tory Horton over Devontez Walker.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Tory Horton.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Tory Horton.