Darnell Mooney · Jalen Nailor · 2026 week 5

Darnell Mooney or Jalen Nailor?

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

Start Jalen Nailor — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Jalen Nailor (BUF allow the 4th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Darnell Mooney	@ WAS	4.5	6th · soft	5.5	–	healthy
Jalen Nailor START	vs BUF	4.7	4th · soft	3.4	–	Out

WRs vs WAS recently: CeeDee Lamb 27.3 pts (W2) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 25.4 pts (W3) · Laquon Treadwell 4.2 pts (W4).

WRs vs BUF recently: Amon-Ra St. Brown 26.2 pts (W2) · Tre' Harris 7.6 pts (W3) · Romeo Doubs 17.8 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Darnell Mooney faces WAS, 6th most generous to WRs.
Jalen Nailor faces BUF, 4th most generous to WRs.
Jalen Nailor is flagged OUT.

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.