Who Should I Start? Darnell Mooney or Wan'Dale Robinson

Monday, November 17, 11:21 PM

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney almost had the second 1,000-yard season of his career in 2024 with the Falcons, but this year has been an entirely different story. In eight games played, Mooney has only 16 receptions on 42 targets for 224 yards and no touchdowns. The 28-year-old former fifth-round pick has had four one-catch games and just has not been trustworthy for fantasy purposes. However, Mooney is now on the waiver-wire radar going into a Week 12 divisional contest against the New Orleans Saints after teammate Drake London (knee) sprained his PCL in Sunday's overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers. Mooney also injured his ribs in that game, but he was able to return after halftime and finished with three catches on four targets for 34 yards. Rostered in 31% of Yahoo leagues, Mooney might now become a more attractive flex play for however long London is out. The catch is that veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins is now taking over the offense with Michael Penix Jr. (knee) likely done for the year.

Saturday, November 15, 10:08 AM

New York Giants wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson has been the team's clear No. 1 target this season without Malik Nabers (knee) and has been a useful player for fantasy purposes. Robinson has racked up 53 catches for 602 yards and two touchdowns on 79 targets in 10 games this season, averaging 12.5 PPR points per game. The 24-year-old has drawn 11 or more targets in three of his past four games and could see similar usage in Week 11 as the Giants will be without Darius Slayton (hamstring). The Giants will be starting Jameis Winston in place of an injured Jaxson Dart (concussion) with an interim head coach in Mike Kafka after the firing of Brian Daboll earlier this week. Robinson should be in line for a busy day as the team's clear top target against a stout Green Bay Packers defense in Week 11. He is a solid start as a WR2 in 12-team leagues this week and ranks as RotoBaller's WR21 in PPR leagues.