Start Adonai Mitchell or Troy Franklin? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 12:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Adonai Mitchell over Troy Franklin

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Adonai Mitchell

WR · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 5.2; fantasy pts
LV D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 49 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

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Troy Franklin

WR · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 4.1; recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR: 23.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 2 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 40%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Troy Franklin?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Troy Franklin projects 37 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Troy Franklin. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Adonai Mitchell over Troy Franklin in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Adonai Mitchell at 5.2 points and Troy Franklin at 4.1, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Troy Franklin this week yet, so his 4.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.2, 4.2 and 3.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.2 fantasy points for Adonai Mitchell, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Adonai Mitchell is 23 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 11 and 11 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Troy Franklin yet. His market-based projections were 4.2, 4.2 and 3.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 4.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Troy Franklin is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 1.1 points ahead of Troy Franklin on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Adonai Mitchell and NYJ host LV on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LV allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LV.

Troy Franklin and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 122 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against KC.

By points allowed to the position, Adonai Mitchell has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Troy Franklin is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Adonai Mitchell played 67 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 7 against MIA: 26 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 7, Troy Franklin played 40 percent of DEN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Troy Franklin, Week 4 against SF: 32 of 65 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Troy Franklin, Week 5 against LAC: 39 of 62 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Troy Franklin, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Troy Franklin, Week 7 against ARI: 28 of 61 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Troy Franklin played 17 games for DEN and scored 177.1 PPR points, 10.4 a game, finishing WR31.

He caught 65 of 104 targets for 709 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 18 red zone targets and 427 air yards.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Troy Franklin?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Troy Franklin projects 37 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Troy Franklin. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Troy Franklin for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Troy Franklin: he projects 37 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Troy Franklin.

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