Start Jerry Jeudy or Troy Franklin? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 10:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jerry Jeudy over Troy Franklin

Start

Jerry Jeudy

WR · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 3.6; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs WR: 35.9; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 47 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

Sit

Troy Franklin

WR · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 3.4; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR: 34.9; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 27 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Troy Franklin?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Troy Franklin projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Jerry Jeudy 37 (3.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Troy Franklin. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Troy Franklin in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 3.6 points and Troy Franklin at 3.4, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy this week yet, so his 3.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (3.5, 3.5 and 3.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Troy Franklin this week yet, so his 3.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (1.7, 4.2 and 4.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy yet. His market-based projections were 3.5, 3.5 and 3.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 3.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jerry Jeudy is 0.2 touchdowns (3 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Troy Franklin yet. His market-based projections were 1.7, 4.2 and 4.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 3.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jerry Jeudy 0.2 points ahead of Troy Franklin on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 175 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TEN.

Troy Franklin and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 34.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against ARI.

By points allowed to the position, Jerry Jeudy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Troy Franklin is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 3 against CAR: 36 of 70 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 4 against PIT: 24 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Through Week 6, Troy Franklin played 39 percent of DEN snaps, drew 4 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Troy Franklin?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Troy Franklin projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Jerry Jeudy 37 (3.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Troy Franklin. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Troy Franklin for Jerry Jeudy?
No. Keep Troy Franklin: he projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Jerry Jeudy 37 (3.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Troy Franklin.