Two players, one answer.
Demond Claiborne vs Troy Franklin
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Troy Franklin by 7% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Troy Franklin
On Sleeper's projections, Troy Franklin is projected 4.4 points ahead of Demond Claiborne. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · DEN
Troy Franklin
4.4 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2 a game this season · last 3: 3.6, 1.2, 0
RB · MIN
Demond Claiborne
0.0 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
1 a game this season · last 3: 0.1, 1.2, 1.6
What the call rests on
- Troy Franklin: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 9:20 AM ET
- Demond Claiborne: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 9:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 AM ET, with the projections (hourly). A fresh projection time doesn't mean every status is: game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, can come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Franklin | Claiborne |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.4 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 3.6 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.7 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Demond Claiborne plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Troy Franklin's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.