Darnell Mooney

Atlanta Falcons, Wide Receiver
Age: 28y-4m-8d (Oct 29, 1997)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Tulane
Drafted: Round 5 (#173 overall), 2020
Agent(s): David Mulugheta, A.J. Stevens (Athletes First)
INACTIVE

2024-2026 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $39,000,000
Average Salary:
$13,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$15,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$26,000,000
Total GTD:
$26,000,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
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2020-2023 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,577,052
Average Salary:
$894,263
Signing Bonus:
$282,052
GTD at Sign:
$282,052
Total GTD:
$282,052
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$32,721,032

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2020 23
Active
$941,756
$941,756
2021 24
Active
$780,000
$1,721,756
2022 25
Injured
$895,000
$2,616,756
2023 26
Active
$2,993,000
$5,609,756
2024 27
Active
$17,656,236
$23,265,992
2025 28
Active
$9,455,040
$32,721,032
Total      
$32,721,032
$32,721,032
Total
$32,721,032

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $5,278,000 $282,052 - - - $49,704 $5,609,756
2 $3,500,000 $15,000,000 - $7,500,000 $5,040 $176,236 $27,111,276
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2020
23
$610,000
$282,052
$49,704
$941,756
$941,756
2021
24
$780,000
$780,000
$1,721,756
2022
25
$895,000
$895,000
$2,616,756
2023
26
$2,993,000
$2,993,000
$5,609,756
2024
27
$2,000,000
$15,000,000
$176,236
$17,656,236
$23,265,992
2025
28
$1,500,000
$7,500,000
$5,040
$9,455,040
$32,721,032
Total
$8,778,000
$15,282,052
$7,500,000
$5,040
$225,940
$32,721,032
$32,721,032
Total
$8,778,000
$15,282,052
$7,500,000
$5,040
$225,940
$32,721,032

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $5,278,000 $282,052 - - - $49,704 $5,609,756
2 $3,500,000 $15,000,000 - $7,500,000 $5,040 $176,236 $27,111,276

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2022 CHI 13 - 18 Ankle
  • Mar 05, 2026 Released by Atlanta (ATL), clearing $7.42M of cap
  • Sep 03, 2025 Converted $7.5M of 2025 salary into signing bonus, creating $6M of cap space with Atlanta (ATL)
  • Mar 12, 2024 Signed a 3 year $39 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)
  • Jul 21, 2020 Signed a 4 year $3.577 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
  • Apr 25, 2020 Drafted by Chicago (CHI): Round 5 (#173 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Rec Receptions Rec Yards Rec Touchdowns Fum
2025 ATL 15 15 778 70.99 32 443 1 2
2024 ATL 16 16 988 86.44 64 992 5 0
2023 CHI 15 14 766 67.61 31 414 1 0
2022 CHI 12 12 630 60.99 40 493 2 0
2021 CHI 17 14 986 87.96 81 1,055 4 0
2020 CHI 16 10 781 75.75 61 631 4 1

Calculated Market Value

$7.6M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 2 years, $15,110,186
  • Avg. Salary: $7,555,093
  • NFL Rank: 305
  • WR Rank: 34

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: -
  • Avg. Salary: -

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Darnell Mooney to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Darius Slayton 3 $36,000,000 $12,000,000 28
Tyler Boyd 1 $2,400,000 $2,400,000 29
Curtis Samuel 3 $24,000,000 $8,000,000 27
Noah Brown 1 $3,250,000 $3,250,000 29
Averages 2 $16,412,500 $6,412,500 28.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Mooney's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
2 $15,485,714 $7,742,857

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Mooney statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Snaps %, Rec Tgt/Gm, Rec/Gm, Rec Yds/Gm, Rec TD/Gm, YAC/GM, Drops/Gm, Rating

Player GP% Snaps % Rec Tgt/Gm Rec/Gm Rec Yds/Gm Rec TD/Gm YAC/GM Drops/Gm Rating
Darius Slayton
2023-2024
 97.06 77.33 4.55 2.70 40.70 0.18 13.24 0.30 63.25
Tyler Boyd
2022-2023
 100.00 73.93 5.45 3.79 43.30 0.21 16.15 0.12 65.30
Curtis Samuel
2022-2023
 97.06 61.53 5.55 3.82 38.45 0.24 16.91 0.21 70.10
Noah Brown
2023-2024
 61.76 39.78 5.29 3.24 48.57 0.14 14.76 0.33 72.50
Average 88.97 63.14 5.21 3.39 42.76 0.19 15.27 0.24 67.79
Darnell Mooney
2024-2025
 91.18 78.71 5.74 3.10 46.29 0.19 10.97 0.35 63.25
Pct Change 2.48 24.66 10.17 -8.55 8.26 0.00 -28.16 -45.83 -6.70
Median Prime % Change 0.00%
Average Prime % Change -4.85%

Calculated Market Value: Darnell Mooney

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
2 years, $15,110,186 $7,555,093
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