Darnell Mooney

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Darnell Mooney
No. 11 – Chicago Bears
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-29) October 29, 1997 (age 24)
Gadsden, Alabama
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Gadsden (AL) City
College:Tulane
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 5 / Pick: 173
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2021
Receptions:112
Receiving yards:1,352
Receiving touchdowns:7
Rushing yards:47
Rushing touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Darnell Mooney (born October 29, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.

High School career[]

Darnell Mooney went to Gadsden City High School[1] in Gadsden, Alabama. Mooney played football and basketball for the Gadsden City Titans.[2]

College career[]

At Tulane, Mooney led the Green Wave in receiving in both his junior and senior seasons.[3][4] He caught 48 passes each year, totaling 993 yards in 2018 and 713 yards in 2019. Mooney scored 19 touchdowns in his college career.[5] At the NFL draft combine, Mooney ran a 40-yard dash time of 4.38 seconds.[6]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+1⁄8 in
(1.78 m) 		176 lb
(80 kg) 		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.38 s 37.0 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 9 reps
All stats from NFL Combine[7]

Chicago Bears[]

Mooney was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 173rd pick in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.[5] He signed a four-year rookie contract with the team on July 21.[8]

In his NFL debut, a 27–23 victory over the Detroit Lions, Mooney caught three passes from Mitchell Trubisky for 38 yards.[9] He scored his first touchdown the following week when he caught a 15-yard pass against the New York Giants.[10] In Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings, Mooney caught four passes and a touchdown; the former elevated his season reception total to 46, enabling him to set the Bears franchise record for the most catches by a rookie, passing Harlon Hill's 45 in 1954.[11] Week 17 against the rival Packers, Mooney had his best game of his rookie season, catching 11 passes for 93 yards.[12] Mooney sustained an ankle injury near the end of the Packers game, which forced him to miss the Bears' playoff game against the New Orleans Saints.[13]

NFL career statistics[]

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2020 CHI 16 9 61 631 10.3 53 4 4 20 5.0 16 0 1 0
Career 16 9 61 631 10.3 53 4 4 20 5.0 16 0 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ Couch, Teddy. "Gadsden City's Darnell Mooney makes NFL debut". Gadsden Times. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Darnell Mooney's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "2018 Tulane Green Wave Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Tulane Green Wave Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Finley, Patrick (April 25, 2020). "NFL draft: Bears land Tulane speedster Darnell Mooney after another trade". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Melo, Justin (April 19, 2020). "Meet Darnell Mooney, Tulane's gem of a WR prospect". Draft Wire. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Darnell Mooney". NFL. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  8. ^ Mayer, Larry (July 21, 2020). "Bears sign all seven of their 2020 draft picks". Chicago Bears. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Darnell Mooney Game Stats". www.nfl.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Trubisky 2 TD passes, Barkley hurt as Bears edge Giants". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  11. ^ Finley, Patrick (December 20, 2020). "Darnell Mooney: Bears offense has 'everything clicking'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Packers vs. Bears - Game Summary". ESPN.
  13. ^ "Bears rule Smith, Mooney out of wild card game". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

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