Start Kyle Williams or Troy Franklin? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 10:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kyle Williams over Troy Franklin

Start

Kyle Williams

WR · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 4.3; fantasy pts
CHI D vs WR: 31.5; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 17 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 28%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Sit

Troy Franklin

WR · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 4.0; fantasy pts
ARI D vs WR: 34.9; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 26 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kyle Williams for Troy Franklin?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Troy Franklin projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.2 a game over 10 games), Kyle Williams 32 (3.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyle Williams over Troy Franklin, 4.3 to 4.0 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kyle Williams over Troy Franklin in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kyle Williams at 4.3 points and Troy Franklin at 4.0, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.3 fantasy points for Kyle Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kyle Williams is 20 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (10, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.0 fantasy points for Troy Franklin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Troy Franklin is 17 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (9, 9 and 9 market sources).

That puts Kyle Williams 0.3 points ahead of Troy Franklin on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kyle Williams and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

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, Troy Franklin has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kyle Williams is not on the injury report.

Troy Franklin is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kyle Williams played 28 percent of NE snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Williams, Week 3 against JAX: 22 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 34 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 4 against BUF: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 5 against LV: 27 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 91 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Williams, Week 6 against NYJ: 25 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 12 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, Kyle Williams played 17 games for NE and scored 49.2 PPR points, 2.9 a game, finishing WR112.

He caught 10 of 21 targets for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 130 air yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Kyle Williams for Troy Franklin?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Troy Franklin projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.2 a game over 10 games), Kyle Williams 32 (3.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyle Williams over Troy Franklin, 4.3 to 4.0 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Troy Franklin for Kyle Williams?
No. Keep Troy Franklin: he projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.2 a game over 10 games), Kyle Williams 32 (3.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyle Williams over Troy Franklin, 4.3 to 4.0 projected PPR points.