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Start Troy Franklin or Kyle Williams? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 11:01 AM ET.

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Start Kyle Williams over Troy Franklin

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Kyle Williams

WR · NE · vs GB

Market projects
4.7
recent weeks avg
GB D vs WR
34.8
9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
48 of 100 at WR
Snap share
36%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8
Sit

Troy Franklin

WR · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
3.5
fantasy pts
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

Should I drop Troy Franklin for Kyle Williams?

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 Kyle Williams 34 (4.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Kyle Williams over Troy Franklin.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Kyle Williams over Troy Franklin in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Kyle Williams at 4.7 points and Troy Franklin at 3.5, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kyle Williams this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (4.4 and 5.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kyle Williams yet. His market-based projections were 4.4 and 5.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kyle Williams is 0.2 touchdowns (7 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.5 fantasy points for Troy Franklin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Troy Franklin is 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 6 and 7 market sources).

That puts Kyle Williams 1.2 points ahead of Troy Franklin on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Kyle Williams and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 34.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Kyle Williams 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 9

Through Week 8, Kyle Williams played 36 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 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.

Kyle Williams, Week 7 against CHI: 21 of 54 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 8 against MIA: 50 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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 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 Kyle Williams?

    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 Kyle Williams 34 (4.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Kyle Williams over Troy Franklin.

  • Should I drop Kyle Williams for Troy Franklin?

    Not on these numbers alone. Kyle Williams projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.2 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 Kyle Williams over Troy Franklin.

Week 9 on the board

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