Darnell Mooney · Ted Hurst · 2026 week 6

Darnell Mooney or Ted Hurst?

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

Start Ted Hurst — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Ted Hurst (PIT allow the 27th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Darnell Mooney	vs NO	4.1	19th	5	–	healthy
Ted Hurst START	vs PIT	4.8	27th · tough	6.7	–	healthy

WRs vs NO recently: Cody White 6.4 pts (W3) · Jahan Dotson 11.4 pts (W4) · Justin Jefferson 12.8 pts (W5).

WRs vs PIT recently: Ja'Marr Chase 15.8 pts (W3) · Denzel Boston 8.9 pts (W4) · Josh Downs 4.7 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Darnell Mooney has the higher floor (1.1) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Ted Hurst has the higher ceiling (10.1) — the play if you need points.
Darnell Mooney is steady — about 8% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Darnell Mooney faces NO, 19th most generous to WRs.
Ted Hurst faces PIT, 27th 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.