Darnell Mooney Week 13 Outlook - Saints at Falcons

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 3rd 2020, 10:33am EST

It's kind of crazy to think that Mooney has 65 targets on the year, which ranks 37th among wide receivers, and is precisely as much as A.J. Brown. It puts him on pace for 95 targets for the year, though his projected 560 yards are nowhere close to where they should be. Mooney saw nine targets in Week 12, so they're not shying away from targeting him despite the 5.9 yards per target. He's the one they take deep shots down the field to, as his 14.8 average air yards suggests (11th-highest) in the league. Meanwhile, the Lions have allowed 42 pass plays of 20-plus yards, which ranks as the third-most in the league. The 12.1 yards per reception they're allowing to pass catchers in general is the highest in the NFL. They've been moving players around the defense with injuries to both Desmond Trufant and Jeff Okudah, so we are likely to see Mooney against some backup cornerbacks. He's nothing more than a hail-mary WR4/5 but one who sees more targets than almost everyone in that range.