New York Giants · WR RoomWR
#17 Darnell Mooney
Exp 6 yrs NFLAge 29Ht / Wt 5'11" · 172 lbCollege Tulane
Depth-chart placement
Current role
Z2Placement
BackupRoom
Wide ReceiverExperience
YR 7Last change
Updated 2026-07-29WR room context
View full depth chart →Darnell Mooney holds the RWR · Backup spot in New York Giants’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Darnell Mooney played 15 games in 2025 with a 82% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
32
Receptions
72
Targets
443
Receiving yds
1
Receiving TD
Background & career
Darnell Mooney is a right wide receiver for the New York Giants standing 5'11" and weighing 172 pounds. The Gadsden, AL native played college football at Tulane before the Chicago Bears selected him in the fifth round (173rd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Entering his seventh season, Mooney recorded 32 receptions for 443 yards and one touchdown across 72 targets in 2025.
Tulane2016 – 2019
Bears2020 – 2023
Falcons2024 – 2025Giantspresent
CollegeTulaneDraftRound 5 · No. 173 overall · 2020 · CHIAcquiredAcquired from Chicago Bears · drafted thereHometownGadsden, AL
TulaneDraftRound 5 · No. 173 overall · 2020 · CHIAcquiredAcquired from Chicago Bears · drafted thereHometownGadsden, AL