Darnell Mooney

Atlanta Falcons
Wide Receiver #1

Personal

Age 28
Birthdate October 29, 1997
Height 5'11"
Weight 180 lb

Draft

College Tulane
Year 2020
Pick Round: 5, Overall: 173
Team CHI

Fantasy Value

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Darnell Mooney: Falcons Planning to Release Darnell Mooney

The Atlanta Falcons are planning to release wide receiver Darnell Mooney, sources told Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Mooney is set to count $18.4 million against this year's salary cap and caught just 32 passes for 443 yards and one touchdown on 72 targets in 15 starts last year in his second year with the team. He's still only 28 years old, though, and has averaged better than 13 yards per catch in each of the last three seasons, so he should generate some interest on the open market from receiver-needy teams. Mooney was heading into the final year of a three-year, $39 million contract he signed with the Falcons in March of 2024. By releasing him, Atlanta will save $7.4 million in salary cap space in 2026. In his first year in Atlanta, Mooney was great, catching 64 of his 106 targets for 992 yards and a career-high five touchdowns. Mooney's lone 1,000-yard season came in his second year in the league in 2021 with the Bears.

Mar. 5, 2026 5:20 AM EST

Player Stats

YEAR TM GM Receiving Rushing
REC TGT % YDS TD YPC ATT YDS YPC TD FUM
2020 CHI 16 61 98 62.2 631 4 10.3 4 20 5.0 0 0
2021 CHI 16 69 124 55.6 929 4 13.5 6 32 5.3 1 0
2022 CHI 12 40 61 65.6 493 2 12.3 1 2 2.0 0 0
2023 CHI 16 31 61 50.8 414 1 13.4 2 5 2.5 0 0
2024 ATL 16 64 106 60.4 992 5 15.5 0 0 0 0 0
2025 ATL 16 29 65 44.6 423 1 14.6 0 0 0 0 0

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