Darnell Mooney · Tez Johnson · 2026 week 8

Darnell Mooney or Tez Johnson?

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

Start Tez Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Tez Johnson (ATL allow the 16th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Darnell Mooney	@ PHI	2.8	2nd · soft	2.4	–	healthy
Tez Johnson START	vs ATL	4.0	16th	7.6	–	healthy

WRs vs PHI recently: Parker Washington 24.4 pts (W5) · Jalen Coker 9.7 pts (W6) · CeeDee Lamb 19.4 pts (W7).

WRs vs ATL recently: Devontez Walker 6.9 pts (W5) · Luther Burden III 9.5 pts (W6) · Jordan Watkins 5.6 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Tez Johnson projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Darnell Mooney faces PHI, 2nd most generous to WRs.
Tez Johnson faces ATL, 16th 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.