Is Darnell Mooney playing this week?
No injury designationDarnell Mooney has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:56 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. Projected 4.6 points, #76 among WRs this week.
Why we say bench
- Projected 4.6 points, #76 among WRs this week, outside the top 36.
- Averaging 2.7 targets a game.
- Played 44% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 4.8 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~21 pts
- Vegas line
- NYG underdogs by 2.5
- Game total
- 44.5
- ARI vs WRs
- 5% more points
- Last game snaps
- 44%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
28
Height
5'11"
Weight
177 lb
College
Tulane
Experience
6 seasons
Draft
2020 · Pick #173 (CHI)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 88.7?
Mooney's high grade comes mainly from how much he helped the offense per target, ranking 9th of 89 receivers in adjusted expected points added. That's through just 8 targets over 2 games, so a few big plays carry a lot of weight here.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per target of +0.895, 9th of 89 receivers, lifted the grade a lot
- 33-yard catch pushed out of bounds vs the Rams in week 2 (+2.5 expected points)
- 15-yard catch on 3rd and 8 vs the Rams in week 2 (+2.4 expected points)
Holding it back
- Incomplete pass on 3rd and 8 vs the Rams in week 2 (-1.4 expected points)
- Incomplete pass on 3rd and 21 vs the Titans in week 3 (-1.3 expected points)
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.955
Success rate
75%
WPA (sum)
0.11
Opponent adj.
-0.061
Plays graded
8
Advanced stats
2026 season · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.