Darnell Mooney

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

Darnell Mooney
No. 11 – Chicago Bears
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-29) October 29, 1997
Gadsden, Alabama
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Gadsden City
(Gadsden, Alabama)
College:Tulane
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 5 / Pick: 173
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Receptions:61
Receiving yards:631
Receiving touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com

Early Years

Mooney attended Gadsden City High School in Gadsden, Alabama.

College career

Mooney played college football at Tulane. He led the Green Wave in receiving in both his junior and senior seasons.[1][2] He caught 48 passes each year, totaling 993 yards in 2018 and 713 yards in 2019. Mooney scored 19 touchdowns in his college career.[3] At the NFL draft combine, Mooney ran a 40-yard dash time of 4.38 seconds.[4]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill 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[5]

Chicago Bears

Mooney was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 173rd pick in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.[3] He signed a four-year rookie contract with the team on July 21.[6]

In his NFL debut, a 27–23 victory over the Detroit Lions, Mooney caught three passes from Mitchell Trubisky for 38 yards.[7] He scored his first touchdown the following week when he caught a 15-yard pass against the New York Giants.[8] 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.[9] Week 17 against the rival Packers Mooney had his best game of his rookie season, catching 11 passes for 93 yards.[10] Unfortunately he was injured towards the end of that game, which forced him to miss the Bears playoff game against the Saints.

References
  1. "2018 Tulane Green Wave Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. "2019 Tulane Green Wave Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  3. Finley, Patrick (April 25, 2020). "NFL draft: Bears land Tulane speedster Darnell Mooney after another trade". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. Melo, Justin (April 19, 2020). "Meet Darnell Mooney, Tulane's gem of a WR prospect". Draft Wire. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. "Darnell Mooney". NFL. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. Mayer, Larry (July 21, 2020). "Bears sign all seven of their 2020 draft picks". Chicago Bears. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  7. "Darnell Mooney Game Stats". www.nfl.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  8. "Trubisky 2 TD passes, Barkley hurt as Bears edge Giants". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  9. Finley, Patrick (December 20, 2020). "Darnell Mooney: Bears offense has 'everything clicking'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  10. "Packers vs. Bears - Game Summary". ESPN.


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