Calvin Ridley · Darnell Mooney · 2026 week 9

Calvin Ridley or Darnell Mooney?

Wondering who you should start this week — Calvin Ridley or Darnell Mooney? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Calvin Ridley — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Calvin Ridley (JAX allow the 9th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Calvin Ridley START	vs JAX	2.8	9th	3.2	–	healthy
Darnell Mooney	@ PHI	2.7	1st · soft	2.4	–	healthy

WRs vs JAX recently: Darius Cooper 13.1 pts (W5) · Jaylin Noel 16.7 pts (W6) · Josh Downs 8.3 pts (W8).

WRs vs PHI recently: Jalen Coker 9.7 pts (W6) · CeeDee Lamb 19.4 pts (W7) · Stefon Diggs 9.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Calvin Ridley faces JAX, 9th most generous to WRs.
Darnell Mooney faces PHI, 1st most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.