Darnell Mooney
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
Player News
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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