Sit Troy Franklin in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 2.2 projected points lands 7.8 under the WR starter line.
- Projection
- 2.2 pts
- WR rank
- #92
- Matchup
- vs KC
Troy Franklin's fantasy role in Week 8
Troy Franklin goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league WR flyer for the DEN. He is rostered in 0% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him WR92 on our own weekly board at 2.2 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs KC. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting WR baseline of 10 points, his 2.2-point projection is 7.8 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Troy Franklin in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 2.2 projected points lands 7.8 under the WR starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another WR, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Troy Franklin (DEN WR), our WR92 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs KC, projecting 2.2 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 7.8 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. Nothing in the projection defends him — 78% below positional par is a bench line for me. The vs KC draw matters here — home snaps against KC shape how often he's asked to do something. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Troy Franklin (DEN WR), our WR92 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs KC, projecting 2.2 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 7.8 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. KC is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. He grades 78% below the average weekly WR number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.