Start Cooper Kupp or Troy Franklin? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Troy Franklin in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 5.9 points and Troy Franklin at 4.0, a gap of 1.9.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.9 fantasy points for Cooper Kupp, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Cooper Kupp at 21.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (12, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.0 fantasy points for Troy Franklin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Troy Franklin at 16.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 11% chance to score a touchdown (12, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 1.9 points ahead of Troy Franklin on the market projections.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Troy Franklin is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Cooper Kupp played 64 percent of SEA snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 2 against ARI: 30 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 3 against WAS: 45 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 5 against SF: 51 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Through Week 5, Troy Franklin played 37 percent of DEN snaps, drew 4 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Troy Franklin, Week 2 against JAX: 13 of 62 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 27 yards.

Troy Franklin, Week 3 against LAR: 12 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 21 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 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 6 calls

• Start Cooper Kupp over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Christian Watson over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Troy Franklin.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Troy Franklin.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Troy Franklin.