The Atlanta Falcons will face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Darnell Mooney.
Is Darnell Mooney Playing in Week 13?
Mooney followed a limited-full-DNP practice pattern this week. He did not practice on Friday, but it was due to rest reasons and not because of an Achilles injury that limited him in a practice session earlier this week.
Mooney injured his hamstring in Week 11 and never returned. At the time, Mooney said he would “be fine,” noting that his injury wasn’t severe. He was able to rest during Atlanta’s Week 12 bye, and he did not receive any designation on the final injury report of the week.
Mooney, who inked a three-year, $39 million deal with the Falcons over the offseason, still leads the club in receiving yards (711) despite missing the second half of Week 11. He’s second on the team to Drake London in targets, receptions, and receiving touchdowns.
We’ll continue to monitor the Falcons’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Darnell Mooney in Week 13?
Darnell Mooney suffered a hamstring injury in Week 11 against the Broncos before this team went on bye, but nothing coming out of Atlanta has made this injury sound like something we need to worry about.
Before the injury, Mooney had cleared 85 receiving yards in three straight games, and that’s great, but he’s operating at close to max capacity if he can’t improve his efficiency.
Outside of an outlier Week 3 loss to the Chiefs where he caught all eight of his targets, Mooney owns a 54.8% catch rate on the season, something that has the potential to sink any given week where the possession count is limited, something that could be the case when facing a Chargers team that plays at the third slowest pace offensively in the NFL.
For the first time in a while, Mooney is sitting just outside of my top 35 receivers this week and isn’t a player I’m actively trying to start if I have other similar options.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 13 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Darnell Mooney’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 13
As of 8 AM ET on Sunday morning, Mooney is projected to score 13.1 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 4.7 receptions for 62.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Darnell Mooney’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)