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Start Ja'Kobi Lane or Troy Franklin? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 6:16 AM ET.

Start Troy Franklin over Ja'Kobi Lane

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Troy Franklin

WR · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
4.0
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR
29.8
13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
14 of 100 at WR
Snap share
44%
Through Week 8
Target share
5%
Through Week 8
Sit

Ja'Kobi Lane

WR · BAL · vs JAX

Market projects
3.9
fantasy pts
JAX D vs WR
36.9
6th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
20 of 100 at WR
Snap share
56%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Troy Franklin for Ja'Kobi Lane?

Not on these numbers alone. Troy Franklin projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 8 games) and Ja'Kobi Lane 34 (4.3 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Troy Franklin over Ja'Kobi Lane.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Troy Franklin over Ja'Kobi Lane in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Troy Franklin at 4.0 points and Ja'Kobi Lane at 3.9, 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 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (4.2, 3.9 and 3.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Troy Franklin yet. His market-based projections were 4.2, 3.9 and 3.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

Player markets imply 3.9 fantasy points for Ja'Kobi Lane, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ja'Kobi Lane is 16 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (11, 11 and 11 market sources).

That puts Troy Franklin 0.1 points ahead of Ja'Kobi Lane on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Troy Franklin and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Ja'Kobi Lane and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

JAX allowed 36.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 196 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against JAX.

By points allowed to the position, Ja'Kobi Lane has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Troy Franklin is not on the injury report.

Ja'Kobi Lane is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Troy Franklin played 44 percent of DEN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Troy Franklin, Week 8 against KC: 44 of 62 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Through Week 8, Ja'Kobi Lane played 56 percent of BAL snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 1 against IND: 27 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 6 against CLE: 31 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 7 against CIN: 46 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 8 against BUF: 33 of 51 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Troy Franklin for Ja'Kobi Lane?

    Not on these numbers alone. Troy Franklin projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 8 games) and Ja'Kobi Lane 34 (4.3 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Troy Franklin over Ja'Kobi Lane.

  • Should I drop Ja'Kobi Lane for Troy Franklin?

    Not on these numbers alone. Ja'Kobi Lane projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 8 games) and Troy Franklin 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Troy Franklin over Ja'Kobi Lane.

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