Receiver, Tulane, 2016–⁠19

Darnell Mooney

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Gadsden, AL
Born
Oct 29, 1997

Darnell Mooney played receiver at Tulane (2016–⁠19). The Chicago Bears took Mooney in round 5, No. 173 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
993
Receiving yards, 2018 (Tulane, 7–⁠6)
Best game
217 yards
Vs. East Carolina, week 11, 2018: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 173
Round 5, 2020 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2018217receiving yards, career highvs. East Carolina, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. East Carolina, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016*Tulane2426711.1225
2017Tulane3459917.6452
2018Tulane4899320.7886
2019Tulane4871314.9548
Career1542,57216.71986

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Tulane3WRFr.
2017Tulane3WRSo.
2018Tulane3WRJr.
2019Tulane3WRSr.5′11″175

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Tulane550.073rd (n=489)0.524.08%
2017Tulane510.8287th (n=507)0.5242.08%
2018Tulane800.8589th (n=497)0.5368.210%
2019Tulane850.3923rd (n=499)0.5432.79%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Tulane 13 games, 48 catches, 713 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Florida InternationalW 42–⁠14484142–
Sep 7atAuburnL 6–⁠24348022–
Sep 14vs.Missouri StateW 58–⁠6551016–
Sep 19vs.HoustonW 38–⁠31148148–
Oct 5atArmyW 42–⁠33224019–
Oct 12vs.UConnW 49–⁠7477143–
Oct 19atMemphisL 17–⁠47565132–
Oct 26atNavyL 38–⁠415112134–
Nov 2vs.TulsaW 38–⁠26227016–
Nov 16atTempleL 21–⁠29338023–
Nov 23vs.UCFL 31–⁠34443016–
Nov 30atSMUL 20–⁠37753025–
Jan 4 ✦vs.Southern MissW 30–⁠13343021–
2018 Tulane 13 games, 48 catches, 993 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Wake ForestL 17–⁠23874017–
Sep 8vs.NichollsW 42–⁠1761111236
Sep 15atUABL 24–⁠314123244–
Sep 22atOhio StateL 6–⁠49477039–
Sep 28vs.MemphisW 40–⁠24494151–
Oct 6atCincinnatiL 21–⁠37465133–
Oct 20vs.SMUL 23–⁠27216013–
Oct 27atTulsaW 24–⁠17213010–
Nov 3atSouth FloridaW 41–⁠15139039–
Nov 10vs.East CarolinaW 24–⁠186217286–
Nov 15atHoustonL 17–⁠48123023–
Nov 24vs.NavyW 29–⁠285135155–
Dec 15 ✦vs.LouisianaW 41–⁠241606–
2017 Tulane 11 games, 34 catches, 599 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.GramblingW 43–⁠14229119–
Sep 9atNavyL 21–⁠23124024–
Sep 16atOklahomaL 14–⁠56111011–
Sep 23vs.ArmyW 21–⁠17226018–
Oct 14atFlorida InternationalL 10–⁠23–––––
Oct 21vs.South FloridaL 28–⁠34361036–
Oct 27atMemphisL 26–⁠56470141–
Nov 4vs.CincinnatiL 16–⁠177115032–
Nov 11atEast CarolinaW 31–⁠24667023–
Nov 18vs.HoustonW 20–⁠17228017–
Nov 25atSMUL 38–⁠416168252–
2016 Tulane 9 games, 24 catches, 267 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 24vs.LouisianaW 41–⁠393511254
Oct 1atMassachusettsW 31–⁠24325011–
Oct 14vs.MemphisL 14–⁠2444502314
Oct 22atTulsaL 27–⁠50119019–
Oct 29vs.SMUL 31–⁠351808–
Nov 5atUCFL 6–⁠37223018–
Nov 12atHoustonL 18–⁠30763121–
Nov 19vs.TempleL 0–⁠311707–
Nov 26atUConnW 38–⁠132260214

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′10⅛″
Weight176 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan74″W
40-yard dash4.38 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press9 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 94 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Chicago Bears16616314
2021Chicago Bears17811,0554
2022Chicago Bears11404932
2023Chicago Bears14314141
2024Atlanta Falcons16649925
2025Atlanta Falcons15324431
2026 (so far)New York Giants581090
NFL career943174,13717

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.