Should I drop Joshua Palmer for Troy Franklin?

Not on these numbers alone. Joshua Palmer projects 40 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.0 a game over 10 games) and Troy Franklin 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Troy Franklin over Joshua Palmer.

Start Joshua Palmer or Troy Franklin? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 2:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Troy Franklin over Joshua Palmer

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

Sit

Joshua Palmer

WR · BUF · vs BAL

Market projects: 3.4; fantasy pts
BAL D vs WR: 35.8; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 50 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 37%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Troy Franklin for Joshua Palmer?

Not on these numbers alone. Troy Franklin projects 37 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 9 games) and Joshua Palmer 40 (4.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Troy Franklin over Joshua Palmer.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Troy Franklin over Joshua Palmer in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Troy Franklin at 4.1 points and Joshua Palmer at 3.4, a gap of 0.7. 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 3.4 fantasy points for Joshua Palmer, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Joshua Palmer is 12 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (8, 8 and 12 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 Troy Franklin 0.7 points ahead of Joshua Palmer on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Joshua Palmer and BUF host BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 35.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 182 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against BAL.

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, Joshua Palmer has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Joshua Palmer is not on the injury report.

Troy Franklin is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Joshua Palmer played 37 percent of BUF snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Joshua Palmer, Week 2 against DET: 28 of 74 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Joshua Palmer, Week 3 against LAC: 21 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Joshua Palmer, Week 4 against NE: 35 of 59 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Joshua Palmer, Week 6 against LV: 17 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 37 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, Joshua Palmer played 12 games for BUF and scored 52.3 PPR points, 4.4 a game, finishing WR105.

He caught 22 of 37 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 249 air yards.

He was on the field for 46 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 Troy Franklin for Joshua Palmer?
Not on these numbers alone. Troy Franklin projects 37 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 9 games) and Joshua Palmer 40 (4.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Troy Franklin over Joshua Palmer.
Should I drop Joshua Palmer for Troy Franklin?
Not on these numbers alone. Joshua Palmer projects 40 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.0 a game over 10 games) and Troy Franklin 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Troy Franklin over Joshua Palmer.