Darnell Mooney is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 2.9 pts
- WR rank
- #88
- Matchup
- bye
Darnell Mooney's fantasy role in Week 8
Darnell Mooney goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league WR flyer for the NYG. He is rostered in 1% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him WR88 on our own weekly board at 2.9 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The NYG are on bye in Week 8, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Darnell Mooney is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at WR.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Darnell Mooney (NYG WR), our WR88 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 2.9 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 7.1 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. 2.9 points is roughly 71% short of the WR baseline, and I rank on output, not name recognition. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Darnell Mooney (NYG WR), our WR88 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 2.9 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 7.1 points of shortfall. Nothing in the projection defends him — 71% below positional par is a bench line for me. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.