Should I drop Troy Franklin for Elic Ayomanor?

Not on these numbers alone. Troy Franklin projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.2 a game over 9 games) and Elic Ayomanor 35 (3.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Troy Franklin over Elic Ayomanor.

Start Elic Ayomanor or Troy Franklin? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Troy Franklin over Elic Ayomanor

Start

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; 0 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 40%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

Sit

Elic Ayomanor

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 34 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Troy Franklin?

Not on these numbers alone. Elic Ayomanor projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 9 games) and Troy Franklin 38 (4.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Troy Franklin over Elic Ayomanor.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Troy Franklin over Elic Ayomanor in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Troy Franklin at 4.1 points and Elic Ayomanor at 4.0, a gap of 0.1. 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. No player market is posted for Elic Ayomanor this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (3.8, 4.0 and 4.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Elic Ayomanor yet. His market-based projections were 3.8, 4.0 and 4.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Troy Franklin 0.1 points ahead of Elic Ayomanor on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Elic Ayomanor and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Elic Ayomanor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Troy Franklin is not on the injury report.

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Elic Ayomanor played 65 percent of TEN snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 4 against BAL: 40 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 5 against HOU: 33 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 6 against IND: 28 of 46 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 7 against CLE: 56 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Elic Ayomanor played 16 games for TEN and scored 116.5 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR55.

He caught 41 of 89 targets for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 400 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 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 Elic Ayomanor for Troy Franklin?
Not on these numbers alone. Elic Ayomanor projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 9 games) and Troy Franklin 38 (4.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Troy Franklin over Elic Ayomanor.
Should I drop Troy Franklin for Elic Ayomanor?
Not on these numbers alone. Troy Franklin projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.2 a game over 9 games) and Elic Ayomanor 35 (3.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Troy Franklin over Elic Ayomanor.