Darnell Mooney or George Pickens: Week 10 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Fantasy Football projections for WRs
Darnell Mooney and George Pickens are intact - as in - they are still with their teams after the trade deadline. That shouldn't be surprising - they have been a vital part of their teams' offenses in the 2024 season, helping them to divisional leads.
However, who represents the better option for a fantasy manager? Let's try to find the answer.
Is Darnell Mooney a good fantasy pick in Week 10?
Joining the Atlanta Facons has paid dividends for Darnell Mooney. He has become the team's most dominant receiver, covering more yards and scoring just one fewer touchdown than Drake London to put him at WR19 in the Sportskeeda Fantasy Football WR rankings and a monstrous total of 129.8 fantasy points.
That fantasy points count will only grow massively against the New Orleans Saints, who will be playing for the first time since losing star cornerback Marshon Lattimore at the trade deadline.
Since their other cornerbacks aren't as accomplished, Tyrann Mathieu is the last credible defensive back left who can stop him - but it may not be enough for a defense that has allowed an average of 33.89 points against WRs.
Is George Pickens a good fantasy pick in Week 10?
Speaking of Marshon Lattimore, his addition to the Commanders means some bad news for his expected matchup George Pickens, who would have dominated either Benjamin St. Juste or Michael Davis and worsened that team's average of 32.77 fantasy points allowed against WRs.
Surprisingly, he has had only 92.8 total fantasy points and is unranked, while his Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off their bye week. So how will have to deliver his A-game to finally break the 100-point threshold?
Whom should I start between Darnell Mooney and George Pickens?
It's a very close battle between the two wideouts on the Sportskeeda Sit/Start Optimizer, but ultimately the Falcon wins.
Mooney would have had a torrid time matching up with Lattimore, but the trade shifts that burden onto Pickens, who still has yet to prove that he "belongs" despite an exponential improvement over his two seasons so far.
With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers seemingly on the way to ruin with two straight losses and the loss of their own top wideouts, his job beside Drake London may have only gotten easier.