Who Should I Start? Darnell Mooney or Matthew Golden

Saturday, November 15, 12:47 PM

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney will be hard to trust for fantasy in Week 11 after registering his fourth one-catch performance in his last five games last week. On the bright side, he drew eight targets in last week's loss, which was just as many as No. 1 wideout Drake London (illness/back). Drops (now with four on the season) and the inaccuracy of Michael Penix Jr. could again limit Mooney in Week 11 against the Panthers, a defense that has allowed the fifth-fewest half-point PPR points to opposing wide receivers this season. If London, who was limited in practice on Thursday and Friday, were to miss the game, it could be beneficial for the 28-year-old receiver, although it was TE Kyle Pitts Sr. who benefitted from London's absence in Week 8 (nine receptions, 59 yards), not Mooney (one catch, 11 yards). In a 30-0 loss in Week 3 to the Panthers, the sixth-year pro caught four passes on 11 targets (31 percent of his season target total) for 44 yards, but the veteran wideout sets up as a risky WR4 play this week, with a near-zero floor and limited upside.

Friday, November 14, 4:31 PM

Green Bay Packers rookie wide receiver Matthew Golden (shoulder) is officially listed as questionable for Week 11 versus the New York Giants. Golden was limited every day in practice this week and should have a good chance of suiting up on Sunday. The rookie wideout suffered the injury in Green Bay's Week 9 loss to the Panthers, and while he didn't practice on Friday and Saturday last week ahead of Monday night against the Eagles, head coach Matt LaFleur said that he was close to playing. The 2025 first-round pick hasn't broken out yet in a crowded Green Bay wide receiver room, recording 23 receptions for 262 yards on 29 targets, and is still looking for his first career touchdown through eight games. Golden could be in line for more opportunities over the second half of the season as the Packers have struggled on offense in recent games.