Darnell Mooney · Xavier Legette · 2026 week 8

Darnell Mooney or Xavier Legette?

Wondering who you should start this week — Darnell Mooney or Xavier Legette? 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 0.8 points. The matchup leans Darnell Mooney (PHI allow the 2nd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Darnell Mooney START	@ PHI	2.8	2nd · soft	2.4	–	healthy
Xavier Legette	vs DEN	2.0	27th · tough	8.4	–	IR

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

WRs vs DEN recently: Marquez Valdes-Scantling 2.2 pts (W5) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 13.4 pts (W6) · Michael Wilson 6.6 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Darnell Mooney faces PHI, 2nd most generous to WRs.
Xavier Legette faces DEN, 27th most generous to WRs.
Xavier Legette 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.