Who Should I Start? Darnell Mooney or Marquez Callaway

Tuesday, March 12, 11:54 AM

Free-agent wide receiver Darnell Mooney is joining the Atlanta Falcons on a three-year $39 million deal, reported by NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The 2020 fifth-round pick out of Tulane posted 81 receptions for 1,055 yards and four touchdowns with Andy Dalton and a rookie Justin Fields as his primary quarterbacks in 2021, but he has not matched the production since. In 2022 and 2023 combined, he totaled 71 receptions for 907 yards and three touchdowns. However, he's now set to play with the best quarterback of his career, as Atlanta secured Kirk Cousins on a four-year deal on Monday. Mooney figures to be behind Drake London and Kyle Pitts in the target pecking order, but Cousins has supported up to three, and sometimes four, fantasy-relevant pass-catchers in a single season. Mooney is now on the fantasy radar and could hold flex value in 2024.

Saturday, December 9, 9:33 PM

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Callaway has been elevated to the active roster on Saturday. For the second straight week Callaway will be on the team's gameday roster. The Saints are looking for extra depth with Rashid Shaheed (thigh) ruled out for this matchup against the Carolina Panthers. Callaway played 11 snaps last week, so fantasy managers shouldn't bother streaming him this week. It appears he's just being elevated as insurance for the team.