Darnell Mooney · Kendrick Bourne · 2026 week 1

Darnell Mooney or Kendrick Bourne?

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

Start Darnell Mooney — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Darnell Mooney (DAL allow the 1st-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Darnell Mooney START	vs DAL	5.7	1st · soft	5	–	healthy
Kendrick Bourne	@ LAC	4.8	24th	4.3	–	healthy

WRs vs DAL recently: Quentin Johnston 16.4 pts (W16) · Deebo Samuel 9.3 pts (W17) · Gunner Olszewski 10.2 pts (W18).

WRs vs LAC recently: George Pickens 19 pts (W16) · Jayden Higgins 14.8 pts (W17) · Pat Bryant 3.1 pts (W18).

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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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.