Start Troy Franklin or Konata Mumpfield? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Konata Mumpfield over Troy Franklin in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Konata Mumpfield at 4.9 points and Troy Franklin at 4.0, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Konata Mumpfield this week yet, so his 4.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (5.2 and 4.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 Konata Mumpfield yet. His market-based projections were 5.2 and 4.5 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 4.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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.

That puts Konata Mumpfield 0.9 points ahead of Troy Franklin on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Konata Mumpfield and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

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

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against WAS.

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

CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Konata Mumpfield has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Konata Mumpfield is not on the injury report.

Troy Franklin is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Konata Mumpfield played 41 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 5 against BUF: 6 of 82 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 6 against ARI: 27 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 7 against LV: 31 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 8 against LAC: 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 8, Troy Franklin played 40 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: 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Konata Mumpfield played 17 games for LAR and scored 25.2 PPR points, 1.5 a game, finishing WR145.

He caught 10 of 23 targets for 92 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 67 air yards.

He was on the field for 32 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 9 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Konata Mumpfield over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Efton Chism III over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Troy Franklin over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Darnell Mooney over Troy Franklin.
• Start Efton Chism III over Troy Franklin.