Darnell Mooney is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Mooney in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mooney's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Snap Counts | Passing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 2020 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | 98 | 61 | 631 | 4 | 62.2% | 10.3 | 6.4 | — | 33 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 781 | 73.2% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 23–24 | CHI | 17 | — | 140 | 81 | 1,055 | 4 | 57.9% | 13.0 | 7.5 | — | 49 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 5.3 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 986 | 87.9% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 24–25 | CHI | 12 | — | 61 | 40 | 493 | 2 | 65.6% | 12.3 | 8.1 | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 630 | 83.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 25–26 | CHI | 15 | — | 61 | 31 | 414 | 1 | 50.8% | 13.4 | 6.8 | — | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 766 | 74.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 26–27 | ATL | 16 | — | 106 | 64 | 992 | 5 | 60.4% | 15.5 | 9.4 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 988 | 92.8% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | ATL | 15 | — | 72 | 32 | 443 | 1 | 44.4% | 13.8 | 6.2 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 778 | 81.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 28–29 | NYG | 5 | — | 17 | 8 | 109 | 0 | 47.1% | 13.6 | 6.4 | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 204 | 58.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 96 | — | 555 | 317 | 4,137 | 17 | 57.1% | 13.1 | 7.5 | — | 200 | 14 | 68 | 1 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 4 | 28.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
85 career value over replacement — #1386 all-time of 4,695. 14.2/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #173 (Rd 5) · CHI · 2020 · +41.2 vs expected KV-H
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6 seasons × ~14.2 surplus ≈ VORP 85
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