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Darnell Mooney New York Giants · #17

Wide Receiver · 5' 11", 177 lbs · Gadsden, AL · Age 29

Darnell Mooney is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants, drafted 173rd overall, 2020. In 2026 he caught 6 passes for 95 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 173rd overall7-yr veteran
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New York Giants · #17 · Wide Receiver
Darnell Mooney
Season avg6 rec · 95 yds · 0 td
Career avg315 rec · 4,123 yds · 17 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
6rec
95yds
0td
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Scouting report

Darnell Mooney — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Darnell Mooney is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants, drafted 173rd overall, 2020. In 2026 he caught 6 passes for 95 yards and 0 touchdowns.
C+
Receiving
A-
Big-play
C-
Scoring
C+
Receiving yards
Strong · offense
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C+
Volume
Solid · offense
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A-
Big-play
Excellent · offense
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C-
Scoring
Solid · offense
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C+
Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Darnell Mooney stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #538 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
334Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Darnell Mooney — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Receiving
95 YDS
drill in ↓
A
Volume
6 REC
drill in ↓
A-
Big-play
15.8 Y/R
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C-
Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Darnell Mooney

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
23
rec
0–46
339
rec yds
-20–698
1
td
-1–3
44
targets
5–82
10
games
5–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 6 → projected 23 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+18.3
Age curve
-1.5
Net vs last season+16.9 rec
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 29 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 15 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Darnell Mooney career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2020166163149810.3
202117811,055414013.0
2022124049326112.3
2023153141416113.4
20241664992510615.5
2025153244317213.8
2026 in progress · 4 games469501015.8
Career953154,12317548
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Giants built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
97off index
65def index
+28net
76%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (97), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 96, pass rush 30, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Darnell Mooney

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-10-29

The beginning

Darnell Mooney is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants, in his 7th NFL season.

New York Giants

Turning pro

Drafted 173rd overall, 2020 as a Wide Receiver.

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Darnell Mooney is a New York Giants wide receiver, drafted 173rd overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has caught 315 passes for 4,123 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 6 passes for 95 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Mooney's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
177 lbs
Draft
173rd overall, 2020
Born
Gadsden, AL
Age
29
Jersey
#17
Background

Darnell Mooney is from Gadsden, AL and is 29 years old. He was drafted 173rd overall, 2020 and plays wide receiver at 5' 11", 177 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has caught 315 passes for 4,123 yards and 17 touchdowns. Mooney is currently on the New York Giants roster.

The person

Darnell Mooney is a starting-caliber wide receiver who has caught 315 passes for 4,123 yards and 17 touchdowns across 7 seasons (2020–2026).

Receiving315 career catches, 4,123 yards, 17 touchdowns.
Best season81 catches for 1,055 yards in 2021.
Yards per catch13.1 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree173rd overall, 2020.
Durability95 career games played.
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FAQ

Darnell Mooney — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Darnell Mooney, answered.

What position does Darnell Mooney play?
Darnell Mooney is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants.
When was Darnell Mooney drafted?
Darnell Mooney was drafted 173rd overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Darnell Mooney played?
7 (2020–2026).
What are Darnell Mooney's career stats?
He has caught 315 passes for 4,123 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Darnell Mooney career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR3
behind the starter
Snap share
57%
of offensive snaps
Target share
9%
WOPR 0.21

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs DAL
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
66
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 3
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
81
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs DALW2 @ LAW3 vs TENW4 vs ARIW5 @ WASW6 vs NOW7 @ HOUW8 · BYEW9 @ PHIW10 vs WASW11 vs JAXW12 @ INDW13 vs SFW14 @ SEAW15 vs CLEW16 @ DETW17 @ DALW18 vs PHI

Each week grades Darnell Mooney's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
18
since 2020
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
12
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk9 · Hamstring2025 Wk8 · Hamstring2025 Wk7 · Hamstring (Questionable)2025 Wk6 · Hamstring (Out)2025 Wk3 · Shoulder

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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