Start Troy Franklin or Tory Horton? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Troy Franklin over Tory Horton

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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; 29 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

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Tory Horton

WR · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 3.3; fantasy pts
KC D vs WR: 20.8; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 11 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 28%; Through Week 6
Target share: 5%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Tory Horton 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), Tory Horton 33 (3.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Troy Franklin over Tory Horton, 4.0 to 3.3 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Troy Franklin over Tory Horton in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Troy Franklin at 4.0 points and Tory Horton at 3.3, a gap of 0.7. 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 3.3 fantasy points for Tory Horton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tory Horton is 12 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (8, 8 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, 10 and 9 market sources).

That puts Troy Franklin 0.7 points ahead of Tory Horton on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tory Horton and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 20.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and no touchdowns a game against KC.

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

Tory Horton is not on the injury report.

Troy Franklin is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tory Horton played 28 percent of SEA snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Tory Horton, Week 3 against WAS: 15 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 48 yards.

Tory Horton, Week 4 against LAC: 10 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tory Horton, Week 5 against SF: 11 of 63 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tory Horton, Week 6 against DEN: 39 of 85 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 13 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, Tory Horton played 8 games for SEA and scored 65.1 PPR points, 8.1 a game, finishing WR96.

He caught 13 of 22 targets for 161 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 128 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 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 Tory Horton 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), Tory Horton 33 (3.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Troy Franklin over Tory Horton, 4.0 to 3.3 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Troy Franklin for Tory Horton?
No. Keep Troy Franklin: he projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.2 a game over 10 games), Tory Horton 33 (3.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Troy Franklin over Tory Horton, 4.0 to 3.3 projected PPR points.