Darnell Mooney

#3 · WR · Sr. · Tulane5′11″ · 175 lb · Gadsden, AL · Gaston

Darnell Mooney: WR · Tulane · #3.

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Darnell Mooney

WR · Tulane · Sr · #3

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. A two-star recruit with four seasons on the field at Tulane since. One game to point at: 112 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Navy — Week 9, 2019.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Tulane	48	713	14.9	5	48
2018	Tulane	48	993	20.7	8	86
2017	Tulane	34	599	17.6	4	52
2016	Tulane	24	267	11.1	2	25
Career		154	2,572	16.7	19	86

Season	Team
2019	Tulane	--	--	--
2018	Tulane	1	6	--
2017	Tulane	--	--	5
2016	Tulane	4	22	--
Career		5	28	5

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-14vs Florida International	4	84	21.0	1	42
Wk 2	L 6-24@ No. 10 Auburn	3	48	16.0	0	22
Wk 3	W 58-6vs Missouri State	5	51	10.2	0	16
Wk 4	W 38-31vs Houston	1	48	48.0	1	48
Wk 6	W 42-33@ Army	2	24	12.0	0	19
Wk 7	W 49-7vs UConn	4	77	19.3	1	43
Wk 8	L 17-47@ Memphis	5	65	13.0	1	32
Wk 9	L 38-41@ Navy	5	112	22.4	1	34	Season-high 112 yds
Wk 10	W 38-26vs Tulsa	2	27	13.5	0	16
Wk 12	L 21-29@ Temple	3	38	12.7	0	23
Wk 13	L 31-34vs UCF	4	43	10.8	0	16
Wk 14	L 20-37@ SMU	7	53	7.6	0	25
Bowl	W 30-13vs Southern Miss	3	43	14.3	0	21
Total		48	713	14.9	5	48

Signature game

Week 9 · 2019

L 38-41

at Navy

5 rec · 112 yds · 1 TD

With J. McMillan — 290 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 48.6 · 25 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD · A. Jones — 31 rush yds (6 car) · 2 rec · 26 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.69McMillan to Mooney: a 48-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · Navy · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.68Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 34 yds to the NAVY 46 for a NAVY Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined for a
Week 12 · Temple · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.43Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 23 yds to the Temp 2 for a
Week 14 · SMU · 2nd and 23 · Q2 · EPA +3.33Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 25 yds to the Tulan 49 for a
Week 1 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 42 yds for a TD, (Merek Glover KICK)
Week 2 · Auburn · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 22 yds to the Tulan 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · UCF · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.90Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 14 yds to the UCF 37 for a
Week 8 · Memphis · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.87Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 32 yds for a TD, (Sterling Stockwell KICK)
Week 7 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 22 yds for a TD, (Merek Glover KICK)
Week 9 · Navy · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.65Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 22 yds for a TD, (Merek Glover KICK)

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Willie Fritz — 23-27 over that span.

2016Tulane4-8HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2017Tulane5-7HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

2018Tulane7-6HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

2019Tulane7-6HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2019 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (80th percentile). Concern: catch rate (8th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#215 / 728 · 71st pct

14.1

Explosive rate#255 / 728 · 64th pct

14.3%

TD rate#382 / 728 · 46th pct

4.8%

EPA / target#540 / 728 · 26th pct

0.35

Catch rate#671 / 728 · 8th pct

56.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec yards#110 / 556 · 80th pct

713

Receptions#130 / 556 · 76th pct

Rec TDs#118 / 556 · 75th pct

Yards / catch#167 / 556 · 70th pct

14.9

Long catch#287 / 556 · 47th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

87th → 26th percentile

Explosive rate

81st → 64th percentile

Catch rate

18th → 8th percentile

TD rate

81st → 46th percentile

Yards / catch

98th → 71st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2019. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.3	55.0	20.5	0.5
Road6g	4.2	56.7	14.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.1	53.6	20.1	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	56.3	13.3	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Willie Fritz

Pass share

35.9%

336 pass / 601 run

Plays / game

72.1

13 games

Team sack rate

7.6%

368 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

48 catches in 13 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Darnell Mooney

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Awards

48 catches in 13 games

Four seasons at Tulane, drafted

2016 9 games

2020