Michael Thomas or Darnell Mooney
Who Should I Draft?
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Darnell Mooney WR - CHI  Darnell Mooney WR - CHI | Michael Thomas WR - NO  Michael Thomas WR - NO |  | |
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68% Recommended by 76 of 112 experts |
32% Recommended by 36 of 112 experts |
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| ECR | # 25 | # 30 | - |
| Best Rank | # 14 | # 13 | - |
| Worst Rank | # 42 | # 61 | - |
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| Season Total | 138.7 | 0.0 | - |
| Avg Game | 8.2 | ‐ | - |
| Avg Projection | 136.8 | 128.6 | - |
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| SOS Rank | 21 | 18 | - |
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Darnell Mooney WR - CHI Darnell Mooney WR - CHI | Michael Thomas WR - NO Michael Thomas WR - NO | |
| 2022 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | vs. SF | at ATL |
| Week 2 | at GB | vs. TB |
| Week 3 | vs. HOU | at CAR |
| Week 4 | at NYG | vs. MIN |
| Week 5 | at MIN | vs. SEA |
| Week 6 | vs. WAS | vs. CIN |
| Week 7 | at NE | at ARI |
| Week 8 | at DAL | vs. LV |
| Week 9 | vs. MIA | vs. BAL |
| Week 10 | vs. DET | at PIT |
| Week 11 | at ATL | vs. LAR |
| Week 12 | at NYJ | at SF |
| Week 13 | vs. GB | at TB |
| Week 14 | BYE WEEK | BYE WEEK |
| Week 15 | vs. PHI | vs. ATL |
| Week 16 | vs. BUF | at CLE |
| Week 17 | at DET | at PHI |
| Week 18 | vs. MIN | vs. CAR |
Darnell Mooney WR - CHI Darnell Mooney WR - CHI | Michael Thomas WR - NO Michael Thomas WR - NO | |
| Receiving | ||
| Receptions | 76.7 | 81.4 |
| Rec Yards | 1,043.1 | 960.6 |
| Rec TDs | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Rush Yards | 22.0 | -1.0 |
| Rush TDs | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 136.8 | 128.6 |
Darnell Mooney WR - CHI Darnell Mooney WR - CHI | Michael Thomas WR - NO Michael Thomas WR - NO | |
| 2021 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 2.6 | ‐ |
| Week 2 | 6.6 | ‐ |
| Week 3 | 0.9 | ‐ |
| Week 4 | 13.5 | ‐ |
| Week 5 | 3.5 | ‐ |
| Week 6 | 10.5 | ‐ |
| Week 7 | 3.9 | ‐ |
| Week 8 | 6.4 | ‐ |
| Week 9 | 17.6 | ‐ |
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| Week 11 | 18.1 | ‐ |
| Week 12 | 12.5 | ‐ |
| Week 13 | 2.7 | ‐ |
| Week 14 | 1.9 | ‐ |
| Week 15 | 6.6 | ‐ |
| Week 16 | 5.9 | ‐ |
| Week 17 | 12.9 | ‐ |
| Week 18 | 12.6 | ‐ |
| Total | 138.7 | 0.0 |
| Average | 8.2 | ‐ |
Darnell Mooney WR - CHI Darnell Mooney WR - CHI | Michael Thomas WR - NO Michael Thomas WR - NO | |
| 2021 Targets | ||
| Week 1 | 7 | ‐ |
| Week 2 | 8 | ‐ |
| Week 3 | 4 | ‐ |
| Week 4 | 7 | ‐ |
| Week 5 | 5 | ‐ |
| Week 6 | 8 | ‐ |
| Week 7 | 5 | ‐ |
| Week 8 | 9 | ‐ |
| Week 9 | 6 | ‐ |
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| Week 11 | 16 | ‐ |
| Week 12 | 8 | ‐ |
| Week 13 | 7 | ‐ |
| Week 14 | 5 | ‐ |
| Week 15 | 7 | ‐ |
| Week 16 | 9 | ‐ |
| Week 17 | 13 | ‐ |
| Week 18 | 16 | ‐ |
Darnell Mooney WR - CHI Darnell Mooney WR - CHI | Michael Thomas WR - NO Michael Thomas WR - NO | |
| Expert | ||
| Wolf of Roto Street Roto Street Journal | 6/22: Huge draft winner as the lone WR1. Velus Jones is intriguing but Mooney should see 150+ targets from an improved (hopefully) Fields | 5/15: Still has "a few hurdles" til he's back to full-strength. When he returns, he now faces more tgt competition w/ Olave & Landry added. Starting to feel "busty," but Winston could still force feed if MT Regains form. For now, in this upside-filled tier, I'm avoiding. |
| Derek Brown FantasyPros | Darnell Mooney is poised to take another step forward this season. Last year his 1.72 yards per route run (40th, minimum 50 targets per PFF) won't blow you away, but the inherent volume he's walking into and Justin Fields taking another step forward will be the tide to help fantasy gamers raise "ships." Last season in the five games without Allen Robinson on the field, Mooney averaged 9.6 targets and 78.2 receiving yards per game. The yardage mark would have been the seventh-highest mark. Mooney's median is a low-end WR2 or high-end WR3, but if he garners more than 11 red-zone targets (38th) he received last year, he could vault even higher. | The last time we saw Michael Thomas, he limped to a WR41 finish in fantasy points per game. While this sounds horrendous, much of it is related to the fact he scored zero touchdowns in 2020, as his underlying metrics were still strong. Thomas ranked 24th in yards per route run (minimum 50 targets per PFF) and drew a 27.9% target share in his seven games played. Thomas's health is still up in the air at the time of writing this, with reports that he's still not 100%. With a better supporting receiving class around him now, the Saints could throw the ball more often this season. If Thomas can get back to full strength, he should still be a fulcrum for the New Orleans aerial attack as a target hog. |
| Andrew Erickson FantasyPros | Darnell Mooney is already a star in the making. The third-year receiver looks primed to cement himself as the Chicago Bears' true No. 1 wide receiver. He already operated as the team's No. 1 for most of the 2021 season, ranking as the WR27 in half-point fantasy scoring through 17 weeks. Mooney also finished the last four weeks of the season ninth in target share (27%) and fifth in route participation (95%). With nobody worth much outside of third-year tight end Cole Kmet as legitimate competition, Mooney should build off his 8th-ranked 24% target share from last season. Byron Pringle, Equanimeous St. Brown and 25-year-old rookie Velus Jones Jr. should only encourage targeting the 24-year-old Mooney in 2022 drafts. | When Thomas was healthy in 2020 from Weeks 11-14, he commanded a 33% target share, earned a 90.5 PFF receiving grade and averaged an elite 2.86 yards per route run - a mark that bested his career average (2.45). With Thomas now readily available after Round 4, he's the quintessential middle-round WR that could make the massive leap back atop the fantasy leaderboards. |
| Derek Lofland FantasyPros | Mooney will be the top receiver in Chicago this year, which would put him in the WR3 conversation with upside if Justin Fields progresses in his second year. | |
